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Wind
Characteristics of air masses
Air masses
Fronts
Weather related to fronts
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In the continental U.S., major wind belts generally push air masses from _________ to ________.
west to east
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Scientists classify air masses according to which two characteristics?
Temperature and Humidity
100
FOUR PART QUESTION! How do you say "from water" and "from land" scientifically? How do you say "from cold" and "from warm" scientifically
water = maritime land = continental cold = polar warm = tropical
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Define front
The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.
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True or False There will always be a possibility of more clouds and precipitation at the boundary where two air masses meet vs. within the air mass itself.
True
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Which two major wind belts push air masses?
The jetstream and Westerlies
200
The humidity level of land
Dry
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What would you call an air mass that is dry and warm?
Continental Tropical
200
What kind of front forms when a moving warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass?
Warm front
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Clouds and intense precipitation form at this front
Cold front
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Define air mass
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity and air pressure.
300
The temperature of tropical air
Warm
300
What would you call an air mass that is dry and cold?
Continental Polar
300
What kind of front forms when a warm air mass that is caught between two cooler air masses?
Occluded front
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Cold air along with quick moving clouds and precipitation
Occluded front
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3 part question! What is a cyclone, what type of weather is associated with it and what kind of pressure system would it have?
A cyclone is a swirling center of low air pressure, it has cloudy weather with precipitation and considered a low pressure system.
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The humidity level of water
Wet or moist
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What would you call an air mass that is wet and cool?
Maritime Polar
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What kind of front forms when a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air mass?
Cold front
400
Clouds and precipitation seem to be stalled
Stationary front
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3 part question! What is am anti-cyclone, what type of weather is associated with it and what kind of pressure system would it have?
An anti-cyclone is a high pressure center of dry air, it has clear and dry weather and is part of a high pressure system.
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The temperature of Polar Air
Cold
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What would you call an air mass that is wet and warm?
Maritime Tropical
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What kind of front forms when a cold air mass and warm air mass meet but don't move.
Stationary front
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Slow and steady formation of clouds and precipitation
Warm front