Weather Fronts and Air Masses

An air mass that forms over water and travels through the southern part of the United States

• Maritime tropical

• Maritime polar

• Continental tropical

• Continental polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a fast-moving warm air mass overtakes a slower cold air mass; the warm air moves over the cold air

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A huge body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

• cold front

• stationary front

• air masses

• high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

when a faster cold air mass runs into a slower warm air mass; the denser cold air slides under the lighter warm air; warm air pushed up

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

when cold and warm air masses meet but neither one can move the other

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

warm air mass is caught between 2 cooler air masses; pushes the warm air up

• occluded front

• stationary front

• cold front

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

colliding air masses

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

sinking air where clouds cannot form

• high pressure

• warm front

• low pressure

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

cool, humid air masses form over the icy cold North Atlantic Ocean

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

hot, dry air masses form mostly in summer over dry areas of the southwest and northern Mexico

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5