Weather Symbols And Tools Flashcards

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Air Mass

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A large amount of air which has similar characterities

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Maritime Polar Air

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Cold air from the ocean that has a lot of humidity.

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Continental Tropical Air

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Warm air that does not have that much of humidity

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Continental Polar Air

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Cold air that does not have that much of humidity

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Maritime Tropical Air

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Warm air that has a lot of humidity

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Fronts

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A boundaries when the Air Masses meet

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Warm Front

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Warm fronts are when warm mass meets and overrides a cold mass

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Cold fronts

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Cold fronts is when the when the cold air mass forces the warm air mass to rise

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