Air Masses & Fronts Quick Check

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What are the two main characteristics used to classify air masses?

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Temperature and humidity.

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What type of front brings warm and humid weather?

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Warm front.

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What type of precipitation is typically associated with a cold front?

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Thunderstorms or severe weather.

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What type of front causes a sudden drop in temperature?

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Cold front.

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What happens when a warm air mass meets a colder air mass?

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The warm air mass slowly rises over the cold air mass.

Front

What is an air mass?

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A large body of air that has uniform temperature and humidity.

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What is a cold front?

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A boundary where a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass.

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What is a warm front?

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A boundary where a warm air mass rises over a cold air mass.

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What is a stationary front?

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A front that occurs when two air masses meet and neither moves.

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What is an occluded front?

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A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front.