Lesson 3 Air Masses

What are the 4 types of fronts?

• Cold, Warm, Still , and occluded

• Cold, Warm, stationary, and occluded

• Cool , Warm, stationary, and occluded

• Cold, Hot , stationary, and occluded

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How does a cold front form? 

• Forms when fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass

• When a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass

• When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The cool one moves under the warm up

• When cold and warm fronts meet but neither can move the other.

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How does a warm front form?

• Forms when fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass

• When a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass

• When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The cool one moves under the warm up

• When cold and warm fronts meet but neither can move the other.

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How does a Occluded front form?

• Forms when fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass

• When a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass

• When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The cool one moves under the warm up

• When cold and warm fronts meet but neither can move the other.

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How does a Stationary front form?

• Forms when fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass

• When a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass

• When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The cool one moves under the warm up

• When cold and warm fronts meet but neither can move the other.

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Which type of front is this

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Which type of front is this

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Which type of front is this

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Which type of front is this

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Which Direction do Air Masses usually move in the US?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

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