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What does symbol # 1 mean?

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

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Which front is this?

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

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A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water is called...

• Flood
• Hurricane
• Tsunami 
• Blizzard

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What can you predict about Texas weather from reading this map

• Texas is Hot

• Texas is Cold

• Texas has cloudy skies

• Texas has clear skies

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The cross section below shows a weather front. 35. The large arrow shows the direction of the movement of the cool air mass. Which type of weather front is shown?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• arctic

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What is a Continental Tropical (cT) air mass?

• unstable, warm, dry air mass that forms over land

  Winter - warm and dry

  Summer - Hot and dry

• forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow)

• An air mass that is cold warm and forms over water

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The condition of the atmosphere at any given moment in a particular area is

• weather

• wind

• air mass

• doldrum

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Identify the front described: The warm air rises steadily above the cooler air mass and causes gentle rain showers for longer periods of time.

• a warm front

• a cold front

• a stationary front

• an occluded front

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Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• tropical storm

• tsunami

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