Chapter 11-Movement In The Atmosphere Flashcards
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Source region
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A region with relatively uniform temperature and humidity over which air masses form
2
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Warm air mass
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Are warmer than the surface over which they pass
3
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Cold air mass
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Are cooler than the surface over which they pass
4
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Stationary front
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A zone of contact between two dissimilar air masses where neither is advancing
5
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Warm front
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Warm air is replacing cold air
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Cold front
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Cold air replacing warm air
7
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Squall line
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A line of violent thunderstorms
8
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Occluded front
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formed when a cool air mass and a rapidly moving cold air mass trap a warm air mass between them
9
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Air mass
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Is a huge body of air that has somewhat uniform temperature and humidity and covers hundreds or thousands of square kilometers on the earths surface
