Weather Review questions

Front

What type of front is characterized by prolonged rain and little temperature change?

Back

Stationary Front

Front

What is the term for an air mass that forms over the ocean?

Back

Wet

Front

What two processes are essential for cloud formation?

Back

Evaporation and Condensation

Front

What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

Back

Front

Front

What type of front typically brings thunderstorms and heavy rain?

Back

Cold Front

Front

What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What type of air mass is characterized by warm and dry conditions?

Back

Continental Tropical (cT)

Front

What is the term for the process of water vapor rising and cooling to form clouds?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What type of front occurs when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass?

Back

Cold Front

Front

What is the term for the amount of moisture in the air?

Back

Humidity