Clouds, Air Masses and Fronts

What is a weather "front"?

• Air does not easily mix
• Light precipitation,and wamer temperatures
• Warm Fronts
• The border (Boundary) between 2 air masses

On a weather map this front is represented by red semicircles pointing toward colder air.What kind of front is this example of?

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Warm Fronts
• Stationary Front

Warm air is pushed almost straight up.What kind of front is this example of?

• Warm Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Cold Front

What is an air mass? 

• A place where weather always changes in an extreme way.
• Air that is wet and freezing
• A cloud that produces rain, snow, sleep, or hail.
• A large body of air with the same moisture and temperature throughout.

What forms when two air masses meet and creates weather? 

• a hurricane
• hail
• a front
• a tornado

What kind of front is it when a cold air mass and a warm air mass try to overtake one another, but neither one are strong enough to do so? 

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

Which type of front can be seen here?

• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front
• warm front

Which type of front can be seen here?

• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front
• warm front

When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, what kind of front is formed? 

• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front
• warm front

What type of air mass is circled?

• continental polar
• continental tropical
• maritime polar 
• maritime tropical