Air Masses and Weather

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What does the "m" in an air mass classification stand for?

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Maritime

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How do air masses move?

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From high to low pressure

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What type of weather is associated with a maritime tropical (mT) air mass?

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Warm and humid

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What is the unit used to measure air pressure?

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Millibar (mb)

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What instrument measures air pressure?

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Barometer

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Isobars on a weather map represent:

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Areas of equal air pressure

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Intense Low-pressure systems that are overtaken by High-Pressure systems are generally associated with:

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Severe Weather

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What are the four types of fronts?

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Warm, cold, stationary, occluded

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A cold front typically brings:

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Sudden temperature drop and thunderstorms

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What does this symbol represent on a weather map?

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Warm front