Weather Symbols and Tools Flashcards
1
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Air Mass
A
Group of air with the same temperature and pressure
2
Q
Maritime Polar Air
A
Cool, moist, unstable air
3
Q
Continential Tropical Air
A
Wind that has low dewpoints and warm to hot afternoon temperatures
4
Q
Warm Front
A
A group of warm air at the edges of air masses
5
Q
Cold Front
A
A group of cold air at the edge of an air mass
6
Q
Stationary Front
A
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide and can’t keep moving
7
Q
Occluded Front
A
When two cold air masses surround a warm air mass, pushing it up
8
Q
Front
A
The forward edge of an advancing air mass
