Air Masses & Fronts!

The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - 

• flood
• front
• climate
• storm

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

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

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What type of front may be rainy or foggy for several days?

• Cold
• Stationary
• Occluded
• Warm

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What type of air would a continental polar air mass bring?

• Warm and humid

• Warm and dry

• Cold and humid

• Cold and dry

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What type of air mass is associated with warm and humid air?

• Continental tropical

• Maritime tropical

• Continental polar

• Maritime polar

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What type of air would a continental tropical air mass bring?

• warm and humid

• warm and dry

• cold and dry

• cold and humid

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What type of air mass is associated with cold and humid air?

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Maritime tropic

• Continental tropic

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What type of front is shown?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

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How does the air in this type of front move?

• Warm air slowly pushes out cold air

• Warm air rapidly moves up as cold air overtakes it.

• Warm air is trapped between two colder air masses

• Warm air meets cold air and cannot move

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These clouds can bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightening, and sometimes hail.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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