Weather

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

A large body of air w/ similar properties through it

Question 2

Continental polar

Answer 2

(cP) cold and dry

Question 3

Maritime polar

Answer 3

(mP) cold and wet

Question 4

Maritime tropical

Answer 4

(mP) wet and warm

Question 5

Continental tropical

Answer 5

(cT) warm and dry

Question 6

Front

Answer 6

A front is the boundary between two air masses

Question 7

Warm front

Answer 7

Warm air mass meet and overrides a cold air mass; brings long periods of light drizzle and brings warmer temps.

Question 8

Cold front

Answer 8

Cold air mass meet and causes warm air to rise; fast moving; produces thunderstorms; brings cooler temps.

Question 9

Occluded fronts

Answer 9

A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and forces warm air up. The cold air continues advancing until it meets another cold air mass; brings cooler temps; usually brings more precipitation.

Question 10

Stationary front

Answer 10

Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement; drizzles, doesn’t bring heavy precipitation; little movement, or moves back and forth over the same area