Precipitation, Air Masses, Fronts

Question 0

Sleet formed?

Answer 0

Rain falls through a layer of freezing air.

Question 1

Rain formed?

Answer 1

A cloud produces rain when a water droplet becomes a certain size.

Question 2

Snow formed?

Answer 2

Temps so cold water vapor changes to solid.

Question 3

Hail formed?

Answer 3

When updraft carry rain high in clouds, the raindrop freezes.

Question 4

How do air masses and fronts relate to each other?

Answer 4

An air mass is an large body of air where temp and moisture content start. A front is an area where 2 air masses meet

Question 5

M air mass

Answer 5

Maritime, forms over water, wet

Question 6

c air mass

Answer 6

Continental, forms over land, dry

Question 7

P air mass

Answer 7

Polar, Forms over polar regions , cold

Question 8

T air mass

Answer 8

tropical, develops over tropics, warm

Question 9

Cold front

Answer 9

Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up, heavy rain thunder and snow

Question 10

Warm front

Answer 10

Warm air moves under cold air and warm air replaces cold air. Some rain, warm

Question 11

Occluded

Answer 11

Warm air mass caught between 2 cold air mass, cold temps snow

Question 12

Stationary

Answer 12

Cold air mass meets a warm air mass