Air Masses and Fronts Practice

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What is an air mass?

Back

A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture.

Front

What type of air front involves 3 different air masses?

Back

Occluded Front.

Front

Which kind of front usually forms long, thin stratus clouds?

Back

Warm Front.

Front

What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?

Back

A front.

Front

What is a warm front?

Back

A boundary where warm air rises over cold air, often bringing steady precipitation.

Front

What is a cold front?

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A boundary where cold air pushes under warm air, often leading to thunderstorms.

Front

What is an occluded front?

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A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground.

Front

What type of weather is associated with a stationary front?

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Cloudy skies and prolonged precipitation.

Front

What are stratus clouds?

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Low, gray clouds that often cover the entire sky and produce light rain.

Front

What is a tornado?

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A rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.