Weather Symbols And Tools Flashcards
1
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Air mass
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Is a large body of air with similar properties
2
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Maritime polar
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Is a cold and humid air that forms over water
3
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Maritime tropical
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Warm and humid air that forms over water
4
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Continental polar
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Cold and dry air the forms over land
5
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Continental tropical
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A warm and dry air that forms over land
6
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Fronts
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Fronts are boundaries between two air masses also is where weather happens and is moved by wind
7
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Warm front
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Warm air mass meets and over slides a cold air mass
8
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Cold front
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Cold air mass causes a warm air mass to rise
9
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Stationary front
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Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movements
