6.3 weather climate and water cycle

Label the air masses below with the correct symbol cP , mP, cT , or mT

Sort the information to the correct type of air mass

Continental Tropical (cT)​ ​ (a)  

Continental Polar (cP) ​ ​ (b)  

Maritime Tropical (mT) ​ (c)  

Maritime Polar (mP) ​ (d)  

• dry and warm
• dry and cold
• wet and warm
• wet and cold

What type of storm front is this? 

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

What type of storm front is this?

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

What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Northeast

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

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

When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?

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

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon
• the sun
• the Earth's surface
• the rotation of the Earth

When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.

• high
• some
• low
• none