Air Mass
A body of air is called this.
What is an air mass?
You are looking at a map and you see the symbol mP. This air mass is present at that location.
What is maritime polar?
A front is a _________ between two air masses.
What is a boundary?
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This air mass forms over warm water.
What is maritime tropical air mass?
This air mass can bring cold dry air.
What is continental polar air mass?
This front is represented by blue triangles on a weather map.
What is a cold front?
Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.
What is high to low pressure?
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This air mass froms over land that is cold.
What is continental polar air mass?
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?
Marked on a weather map as a red line with half circles on it.
What is a warm front?
These winds blow from the west, moving from the horse latitudes towards the poles.
What is prevailing westerlies?
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This air mass can bring hot, dry weather in the summer.
What is continental tropical air mass?
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?
This front is when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and neither one move.
What is a stationary front?
These winds blow east, from the polar regions toward the mid latitudes.
What are polar easterlies?
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This air mass can bring bitter cold, dry weather in the winter.
What is arctic air mass?
The type of front that develops when two cool air masses merge, forcing the warm air to rise and become trapped. Usually brings strong wind and heavy preciptiation.
What is an occluded front?
This front is represented by purple triangles and circles all going the same direction.
What is an occluded front?
These winds blow from the east, moving from the horse latitudes toward the equator. These are strong/steady winds that die out once they reach the equator.
What are trade winds?
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