Weather

Question 1

Air Mass

Answer 1

A large body of air with 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

( MT) Warm and Wet

Question 5

Continental Tropical

Answer 5

(CT) Warm and Dry

Question 6

Front

Answer 6

A boundary between two air masses.

Question 7

Warm Front

Answer 7

Brings warmer temperatures.Brings long periods of light drizzle.Warm air masses meet and overrides a cold airmass.

Question 8

Cold Front

Answer 8

Brings colder temperatures. Produces thunderstorms, heavy rain, and snow. Cold air masses meet and causes a warm air mass to rise.

Question 9

Occluded Front

Answer 9

Brings cooler temperatures
Usually brings more precipitation.
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.

Question 10

Stationary Front

Answer 10

Little movement.
Drizzles, doesn’t bring heavy precipitation.
Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement.