Weather Fronts and Air Masses

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from clouds, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What weather conditions are typically associated with cold fronts?

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Cool temperatures and heavy precipitation, possibly including thunderstorms.

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What type of air mass forms over water and is warm and humid?

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Maritime tropical air mass.

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What is formed when a cold air mass moves underneath a warm air mass?

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A cold front.

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How is a warm front represented on a weather map?

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By red semicircles.

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What is a cold front?

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A boundary where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass.

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What is a warm front?

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A boundary where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass.

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What type of air mass forms over land and is warm and dry?

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Continental tropical air mass.

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What type of air mass forms over water and is cold and humid?

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Maritime polar air mass.

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What is a stationary front?

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A boundary between two air masses that are not moving.