Weather and Climate

The conditions of the atmosphere in a particular place over a short period of time is called....

• Climate

• Weather

• Pattern

• Front

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Weather patterns of a location over a relatively long period of time is.....

• Weather

• Global Warming

• Climate

• Air Mass

Changes day to day, or even hour by hour...

• Weather

• Climate

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Takes the average temperatures, precipitation, wind, sunshine, humidity etc. over long periods of time

• Weather

• Climate

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Large bodies of air that are thousands of feet thick with consistent temperatures and air pressure are called...

• Fronts

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Air Masses

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When an air mass originates over land it is called...

• Continental

• Maritime

• Polar

• Tropical

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When an air mass originates over water it is called...

• Continental

• Maritime

• Tropical

• Polar

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When an air mass originates over water in a COLD region, it is called...

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

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When an air mass originates over land in a WARM and humid region, it is called...

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

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What type of front occurs when a COLD air mass is replacing a warm air mass

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

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