Air Masses and Fronts Review

An air mass is a large amount of air that has the same ________________ and ______________ throughout. (pick 2 correct answers!)

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• humidity

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Cool air is high pressure because it is _________ dense, which causes it to sink.

• less

• more

• equally

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This type of air mass forms over water.

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How does forming over water or land change an air mass and the weather it brings?

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Which type of front moves through quickly, and often can bring violent storms like thunderstorms?

• cold

• warm

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What type of severe weather can occur due to an occluded front?

• cyclones

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• blizzards

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Look at the sloths in the picture. Pick the one that most accurately describes how you feel about your understanding of air masses and weather fronts, so far.

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What type of front is being shown in this picture?

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

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In the diagram, the wind is blowing from the left side of the screen towards the right.

What type of front is shown?

• cold

• warm

• occluded

• stationary

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Match the following characteristics of air masses with the word that goes with them.

• dry (over land)

• tropical

• cold

• continental

• warm

• polar

• wet/humid (over water)

• arctic

• cool

• maritime

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