Air Mass, Storms, and Fronts

What does symbol # 3 mean?

• stationary front
• occluded front
• warm front
• cold front

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

Which type of air would you find at air mass B?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid