Air Masses and Fronts

________ air is less dense and tends to  rise

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air pushes up under the warm air. This is called a  .....

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

_________ fronts are associated with more violent weather

• cold
• warm
• stationary
• occluded

What type of front is this? 

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

What type of front is this?

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

What type of front moves quickly and can produce severe thunderstorms?

• Stationary
• Warm
• Cold
• Occluded

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental polar air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime polar air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold