Air Masses
Fronts
Lines on a Map
Symbols
Clouds and weather fronts
100

This type of air masses forms over warm land

What is a continental tropical air mass

100
Form when two different large air masses meet and usually bring changes in the weather.
What are fronts?
100
Marked on weather maps as a blue line with triangles on it.
What is a cold front?
100

The cloud with lightning bolts on a weather map represent what type of weather

What is a thunder or lightning storm

100

A cumulonimbus cloud is found at what weather front?

What is a cold front

200

An air mass that forms over cold water

What is a maritime polar air mass

200
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?
200
Marked on a weather map as a red line with half circles on it.
What is a warm front?
200

A cloud with part of the sun behind it represents this type of weather on a weather map

What is partly cloudy or partly sunny

200

Rain that lasts for many days represents what type of weather front

What is an stationary front

300

An air mass that forms at the North or South Poles

What is a continental polar air mass

300
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?
300
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?
300

dashes falling out of a cloud on a weather map represent what type of weather

What is rain

300

Stratus clouds are found at what front

What is a warm front

400

An air mass that forms near large bodies of water at the equator

What is a maritime tropical air mass?

400
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?
400

Marked on a weather map with a purple line with half circles and triangles on the same side

what is an occluded front

400

A capital letter L stands for this on a weather map.

What is Low Pressure

400

Wind is found at what type of weather front

what is an occluded front

500

The two characteristics of air masses

what is moisture and temperature

500
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?
500

What is required for something to change from one state of matter to another

What is energy or heat

500

Represented by asterisks or stars on a weather map

What is snow

500

the name given to a scientist that studies weather

What is a meterologist?

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