Air Mass Vocabulary

Air Mass Vocabulary

By Mary Daltan

a large body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure

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​Air Mass

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a boundary between two air masses

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​Weather Front

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Multiple Choice

weather front

• a large body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure

• a boundary between two air masses

Multiple Choice

air mass

• a large body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure

• a boundary between two air masses

​when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass

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Cold Front

when less dense, warm air moves toward colder, dense air

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Warm Front

Multiple Choice

cold front

• when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass

• when less dense, warm air moves toward colder, denser air

Multiple Choice

warm front

• when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass

• when less dense, warm air moves toward colder, denser air

​when a cold and warm air mass meet but without enough force to move

Stationary Front

​a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses

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occluded front

Multiple Choice

a boundary between two air masses

• occluded front

• air mass

• cold front

• weather front

Multiple Choice

a large body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure

• warm front

• air mass

• stationary front

• weather front

Multiple Choice

when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Multiple Choice

when a cold and warm air mass meet but without enough force to move

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Multiple Choice

when less dense, warm air moves toward colder, denser air

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Multiple Choice

a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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