Air Masses
Fronts
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The two characteristics of air masses.
What are temperature and moisture?
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Form when two different large air masses meet and usually bring changes in the weather.
What are fronts?
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The capital letter H stands for this on a weather map.
What is a high pressure center?
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The name given to a scientist that studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
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An air mass that is dry and forms over land.
What is a continental air mass?
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A type of front made of cold, dense air. Rain, snow, thurnderstorms and sometimes tornadoes are caused by this front. Usually, the precipitation does not last very long.
What is a cold front?
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A capital letter L stands for this on a weather map.
What is a low pressure center?
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A tool used to measure how hot or cold it is outside.

What is a thermometer?

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An air mass that forms over the polar regions and is cold.
What is a polar air mass?
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The front that forms when two air masses meet and neither one takes over. Often causes many cloudy days to occur in a row.
What is a stationary front?
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Marked on weather maps as a blue line with triangles on it.

What is a cold front?

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The overall condition (temperature, precipitation, clouds) at a specific time and place.

What is weather?

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An air mass that forms over the tropics and is warm.
What is a tropical air mass?
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The type of front formed when a large mass of warm air takes over the cooler air mass. Usually produce rain, fog, or snow that lis light but steady.
What is a warm front?
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Marked on a weather map as a red line with half circles on it.

What is a warm front?

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The long-term weather pattern in an area. 

What is climate?

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An air mass that is wet and forms over water.
What is a maritime air mass?
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The type of front that develops when two cool air masses merge, forcing the warm air to rise and become trapped. Usually brings wind and preciptiation.
What is an occluded front?
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Marked on a weather map as a blue line with blue triangles on one side and red half circles on the other side..

What is a stationary front?

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A tool used to measure air pressure.

What is a barometer?

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