Weather

 A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass is called a _________________

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

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A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass is called a _____________________.

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

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Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________

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

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A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.

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

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A huge body of air that has similar temperature and humidity at any given height is called an __________________________.

• front
• jet stream
• air mass
• cyclone

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Which of the following air masses would be characterized as warm and dry?

• Maritime tropical
• Continental tropical
• Maritime polar
• Continental polar

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What is a front?

• The boundary where two like air masses meet.
• The boundary where two unlike air masses meet

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What is the only front that has three air masses?

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

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Which front would you possibly see heavy rain or snow fall?

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

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Which front has the symbol of blue triangles?

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