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When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an - 

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

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In a high pressure systems

• there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
• there are many clouds because the air is very humid
• there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
• there are many clouds because the air is moving upward

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Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

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The place where two air masses meet.

• air mass
• air pressure
• water cycle
• front

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Air masses

tropical = (cold, warm)

• cold

• warm

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What is a prediction about what kind of weather to expect?

• meteorology

• forecast

• weather

• seasons

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When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

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Which type of air mass is warm and humid?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

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Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?

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Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?

• precipitation

• cloud cover

• wind direction

• air pressure

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