CBA 3 review

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What are polar easterlies?

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Cold winds that blow from east to west near the North and South Poles.

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What type of plate boundary is a convergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide or move towards each other.

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What is a cold front?

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A boundary where a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, causing the warm air to rise.

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What type of weather is associated with a cold front?

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Thunderstorms and severe weather.

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What are trade winds?

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Winds that blow from east to west in the tropics.

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What are westerlies?

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Winds that blow from west to east in the mid-latitudes.

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What is a warm front?

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

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What type of weather is associated with a warm front?

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Gentle rain and overcast skies.

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What is an occluded front?

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

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What type of weather is associated with an occluded front?

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Complex weather patterns, often including precipitation.