Meteorology Unit 5: Air Masses, Fronts and Cyclogenesis

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A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

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air mass

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Where do MARITIME air masses form?

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Over water

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Where do CONTINENTAL air masses form?

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Over land

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Which type of air mass is HOT and DRY? Options: Maritime Polar, Maritime Tropical, Continental Polar, Continental Tropical

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Continental Tropical

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Which type of air mass is HOT and HUMID?

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Maritime Tropical

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Which type of air mass is COLD and HUMID?

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Maritime Polar

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Which type of air mass is COLD and DRY?

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Continental Polar

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When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -

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stationary front

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The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -

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front

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What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?

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dry and warm weather