The layers of air above and around Earth

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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The border between an advancing mass of cold air and a receding mass of warm air

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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The border between an advancing mass of warm air and a receding mass of cooler air

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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A body of air in the atmosphere that has mostly constant temperature, humidity, and pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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Coastal regions have a humid climate because there is a lot of moisture in the __________ all year round.

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

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The moisture near the coastal regions comes from the __________. There is usually a lot of wind there.

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

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Even in the winter, the Sun's energy heats the land faster than the ocean nearby, which causes changes in _______

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

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When these masses of cooler, denser air and warmer, lighter air move, it is called __________.

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

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Which observations provides evidence that oceans play a major role in weather patterns on land?

• Ocean currents are driven by patterns of wind & changed by the continents

• Weather patterns are similar on the coast but different when moving inland

• Large bodies of water have very little land to interfere with the wind

• Temperature differences between atmosphere and seawater generate high wind

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