Air Masses and Fronts

A strong band of high speed winds in the upper atmosphere is called

• Front

• Jet Stream

• High Pressure System

• Air Mass

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A huge body of air that has a similar temperature, humidity and air pressure at any given height is calle

• air mass

• Front

• jet stream

• Pressure system

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Fronts are important because

• they bring very strong winds

• they bring warm weather

• stroms and changing weather occur theire

• fronts are not important

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When warm air overtakes a slow miving cold air mass, this type of front forms

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

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This type of front brings clouds, rain, snow and thunderstorms. When it passes throug the sky clear quickly

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

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Warm and cold air masses meet, but neither can move the other in this type of front

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

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A high pressure system brings

• wind, clouds, rain

• dew and fog

• humid rainy air

• clear, dry air

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A low pressure system brings

• wind, clouds, rain

• dew and fog

• humid rainy air

• clear, dry air

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Wind moves from

• Low pressure to high pressure

• High pressure to low pressure

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This is the type of weather associated with a warm front:

• quick rain showers

• severe thunder storms

• tornadoes

• long, continuous rain or snow

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