Weather Fronts and Air Masses

Front

What are cold fronts known to bring?

Back

Cool temperatures and heavy precipitation (possible thunderstorms).

Front

What is any form of water that falls from clouds called?

Back

Precipitation.

Front

What is the boundary between cold and warm air masses called?

Back

A front.

Front

How is a warm front represented on a weather map?

Back

By red semicircles.

Front

What type of air mass forms over the ocean near the equator?

Back

Maritime tropical.

Front

What type of front is associated with light precipitation and gradual temperature changes?

Back

Warm front.

Front

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

Back

Continental air mass.

Front

What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What type of front is represented by blue triangles on a weather map?

Back

Cold front.

Front

What is the term for the large body of air with uniform temperature and moisture characteristics?

Back

Air mass.