Weather

Question 0

Occluded fronts

Answer 0

These fronts are shown on a weather map by a purple line with alternating triangles and semicircles.
This is when a warm front is trapped by two cold fronts.

Question 1

Cold front

Answer 1

Cold fronts lead to warm air being pushed up as cooler aid wedges in below

Question 2

Station symbol

Answer 2

Used to show a great deal of information about the weather at a specific location

Question 3

Continental Polar Air Mass

Answer 3

Often moves southward out of Canada as a shallow layer of higher pressure, dry, cold air

Question 4

Maritime Polar Air Mass

Answer 4

Contains wet, cold aid and might mean a snow day

Question 5

Stationary front

Answer 5

Can bring many days of clouds and precipitation

Question 6

Air mass

Answer 6

A large volume of air that had a relatively uniform temperature and moisture content

Question 7

Warm front

Answer 7

Move slower
Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather
When a warm air mass replaces a cooler air mass

Question 8

What is a front?

Answer 8

It’s a boundary between two air masses

Question 9

Weather is usually clear and sunny under ____ pressure

Answer 9

High