Weather Chapter 13 Review

_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout. 

• convection current
• front
• air mass

What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass? 

• moist, warm air
• dry, cold air
• dry, warm air

What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass? 

• dry, warm air
• moist, cold air
• moist, warm air

When two air masses meet it is called a

• front
• gathering
• air mass

Stationary fronts

• stay in the area bringing days of overcast weather.
• move quickly and bring a change in weather. 

Occluded fronts include

• 2 cold air masses and 1 warm
• 2 warm air masses and 1 cold

A _______________ is formed when a warm and cold air mass meet

• front
• air mass

What color is the symbol for a warm front?

• red
• blue

What color is the symbol for a cold front ?

• red
• blue

When a cold air mass crashes into and pushes a warm air mass up, which kind of front is formed?

• warm front 
• cold front