Air Masses & Fronts

Front

A cold, dry air mass would be called -

Back

continental polar

Front

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -

Back

stationary front

Front

The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -

Back

front

Front

What type of front occurs when a fast moving cold air mass moves into a slower moving warm air mass, leading to severe storms and cooler weather? Options: warm front, cold front, occluded front, stationary front

Back

cold front

Front

When a warm air mass slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

Back

warm front

Front

A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

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air mass

Front

What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?

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dry and warm weather

Front

An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be -

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maritime tropical

Front

A wet, cold air mass would be -

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maritime polar

Front

Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass? Options: over the ocean, near the equator, over the ocean, near the poles, over a continent, near the equator, over a continent, near the poles

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over the ocean, near the equator