Beautiful Breezes
Fantastic Fronts
Scary Severe Weather
Awesome Air Masses
Mystery Miscellaneous
100
The sun heats the valley floor and warms the air above it. This warm air then moves upslope.
What is Valley Breeze
100
When a warm air mass meets a cold air mass, the warm air mass slowly overrides the cold air mass. Generally brings drizzly precipitation.
What is a Warm Front
100
This is a small, rotating column of air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and it touches the ground.
What is a tornado
100
Type of air mass that forms over warm water. Wet air mass.
What is a Maritime Air Mass
100
Refer to the symbol. This represents what front... ^^^
What is a cold front
200
This occurs when cold air from the mountain sinks down into the valley. (mountains coll faster than valleys)
What is mountain breeze
200
This occurs when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and there is little horizontal movement.
What is a Stationary Front
200
This is a small, intense system of strong wind, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. May produce flash floods or tornadoes.
What is a thunderstorm
200
This type of air mass forms over the polar regions. Cold air mass.
What is a Polar Air Mass
200
Refer to the symbol. This represents what air mass: cP
What is a continental polar air mass
300
This happens when warm air over the land rises and creates an area of low pressure. Then, the cooler air over the ocean (high pressure) flows to the land.
What is sea breeze
300
This occurs when a cold air mass quickly displaces a warm air mass, pushing the warm air up. Brings heavy rain and thunderstorms.
What is a Cold Front
300
This is a large, rotating tropical weather system with winds above 119 km/h or 75 mph. Has a warm, calm core called an eye.
What is a huricane
300
Forms over the Tropics. Warm air mass.
What is a Tropical Air Mass
300
Refer to the symbol... This represents what front... (THTH)
What is an Occluded Front
400
This happens when the air over water rises and air from the land moves to fill the space.
What is land breeze
400
This happens when a fast moving cold air mass meets a slow moving warm air mass and pushes the warm air mass up. Then, the two continue to move until another cold air mass is met, trapping the warm air mass between two cold air masses. Lots of precipitation.
What is an Occluded Front
400
This is the type of cloud that pokes through the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud and hangs in the air. When it touches the ground, it is a tornado.
What is a funnel cloud
400
Forms over land. Dry air mass
What is a Continental Air Mass
400
Refer to the symbol. This represents what air mass... mT
What is a Maritime Tropical Air Mass
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