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Wild
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Scientists classify air masses according to ____________________ and ____________________.
What is humidity and temperature?
100
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height is called _________.
What is an air mass?
100
The area where two air masses meet.
What is a front?
100
A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
What is cold front?
100

What is the state bird of Michigan?

Robin

200
This air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United States.
What is maritime polar?
200

On a weather map, you will see areas marked with an L, which stand for

Low Pressure

200
In the continental United States, major wind belts generally push air masses from ________________________ to ________________________.
What is west to east?
200

Farmer Brown loves this front.

Warm Front

200

This city is named for Michigan state stone

Petoskey

300
This hot, dry air mass forms mostly in summer over dry areas of the Southwest.
What is continental tropical?
300
Lines on a weather map joining places with the same air pressure
What are isobars?
300
A swirling low pressure air mass is called a _________.
What is a cyclone?
300

This front causes violent weather

Cold Front

300

Michigan's capitol is in...

Lansing

400
The four major types of air masses influence the weather in North America.
What are: Maritime tropical, maritime polar, continental tropical and continental polar air masses?
400
Band of high-speed winds above Earth’s surface are called.
What is the jet stream?
400
Winds spiral clockwise, out from the center of an ______, moving toward areas of lower pressure.
What is an anticyclone?
400
__________ __________ tend to move quickly, they can cause abrupt weather changes, including thunderstorms.
What are cold fronts?
400

You likely to find this air mass in Michigan

What is Continental polar?

500
The four major types of air masses influence the weather in North America.
What are: maritime tropical, continental tropical, maritime polar, and continental polar.
500
Polar air masses form north of _____ north latitude and south of _____ south latitude.
What is 50°?
500
If you notice air pressure dropping, what kind of weather would you forecast.
What is Stormy weather?
500

When warm air gently moves over cold air

Warm front

500

The Saginaw River empties into...

Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron)