Weather (Air Masses and Fronts)

Front

What are air masses named based on?

Back

Humidity and temperature.

Front

What is the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

Back

Dry and warm.

Front

What type of front is formed when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass?

Back

Cold front.

Front

What type of front is formed when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass?

Back

Warm front.

Front

What is an occluded front?

Back

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

Front

Define an air mass.

Back

A large region of air that has similar temperature and humidity.

Front

What is a cold front?

Back

A boundary where a cold air mass is replacing a warm air mass.

Front

What is a warm front?

Back

A boundary where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass.

Front

What happens at a stationary front?

Back

Neither air mass is strong enough to replace the other.

Front

What is humidity?

Back

The amount of water vapor in the air.