Weather Flashcards
1
Q
Air mass
A
Large body of air with similar properties
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 transition zone between two air masses
7
Q
Warm fronts
A
Fronts that bring warm air
8
Q
Cold fronts
A
A front where cold air moves in under warm air mass
9
Q
Stationary front
A
When two air masses come together and neither moves the other
10
Q
Occluded front
A
Occurs when a cold air mass takes over a warm air mass
