Weather Symbols and tools Flashcards
1
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Air mass
A
Is a large body of air with similar properties through it
2
Q
Maritime polar
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Water vapor evaporates into the air
An air mass forming over the poles is cold and moist
3
Q
Continental tropical
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A large hot desert can cause the air above it to be warm and fairly dry.
4
Q
Continental polar air
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The land near the poles is not very moist. So the air mass from this area is cold and fairly dry
5
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Maritime tropical air
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Air mass becomes very humid because water can easily evaporate there
6
Q
Fronts
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Are boundaries between two air masses
7
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Warm front
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Warm air mass meets and overrides and cold air mass.
8
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Cold front
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Cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise.
