Air Mass Fronts

What characteristics are used to classify air masses?

• temperature and humidity

• pressure and temperature

• latitude and longitude

• wind speed and location 

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What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies

• warm and humid

• thunderstorms

• foggy

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A wet, cold air mass would be - 

• maritime tropical 

• maritime polar

• continental tropical 

• continental polar

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Which of these locations did a tropical maritime (mT) air mass originate?

• over Antarctica

• over a Southern region of the Atlantic Ocean

• Over Canada

• Over Mexico

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If an air mass formed over land, and is mostly dry, which descriptor will likely be part of its name?

• Tropical

• Arctic

• Maritime

• Continental

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Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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When two different air masses collide...

• A front forms

• They casually become one

• A new planet evolves

• Dinosaurs become extinct

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How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?

• Dry

• Wet

• Warm

• Cold

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Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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What is an air mass front?

• A boundary separating two different air masses

• A type of cloud formation

• A high-pressure system

• A low-pressure system

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