Air Fronts and Weather

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

• Warm air is less dense

• Warm air is more dense

• Cold air is stronger than warm air

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The United States contains ________ different types of air masses.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

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Applying what you know about air masses, which air mass would you expect to find here in Chad, Africa? (circled on the picture **hint: find the equator line**)

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

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• Stationary Fronts

• Cold Fronts

• Warm Fronts

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• Stationary Fronts

• Cold Fronts

• Warm Fronts

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• Warm Fronts

• Cold Fronts

• Stationary Fronts

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What is an Air Mass?

• a large region of air that has similar temperature and humidity

• is how heavy the air is

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How many types of fronts are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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A ______ is the boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures.

• weather

• fronts

• climate

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