Weather Flashcards
1
Q
Air Mass
A
A large body of water.
2
Q
Continental Polar
A
Cold and dry.
3
Q
Maritime Polar
A
Cold and wet.
4
Q
Maritime Tropical
A
Warm and wet.
5
Q
Continental Tropical
A
Warm and dry.
6
Q
Front
A
A boundary between two air masses.
7
Q
Warm Front
A
A front that brings long periods of light drizzling rain.
8
Q
Cold Front
A
Cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise.
9
Q
Stationary Front
A
Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement.
10
Q
Occluded Front
A
A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and forces warm air up.
