Air Mass
Where do warm air masses form?
equator
Warm air overtakes cold air is a ______ front.
warm front
______ pressure brings clear skies.
High
Where do cold air masses form?
poles
Cold air overtakes warm air is a ______ front.
cold front
______ pressure brings rain, clouds, and wind.
Low
Where do dry air masses form?
land
Warm air and cold air meet, but neither overtakes the other is called a ______ front.
stationary front
_____ is when air is pressing down on Earth.
High Pressure
Where do wet/humid air masses form?
oceans
Warm air caught between two cold air masses is called a _____ front.
occluded front
_____ is when air is NOT pressing down on as much Earth.
Low pressure
When two air masses collide, what does this form?
weather fronts
What type of temperatures occur after a cold front moves through?
cool temperatures
When warm air rises (low pressure) and cool dense air (high pressure) rushes into fill the empty space, this is called ______.
wind