Quiz Friday 4/28 Air Masses and Weather Fronts

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Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Polar

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Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Tropical

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Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Polar

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Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Tropical

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A huge body of air that has a similar temperature, water content and air pressure is called

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Fronts are important because

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Name the Weather Front
When warm air overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass,
this type of front is:

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Name the Weather Front
this type of front brings heavy rains and thunderstorms

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Wind flows from__________ to __________

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Wind flows from__________ to __________

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Please select all the air masses that are forms over land

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Please select all the air masses that are forms over water

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Please select all the air masses that are have dry air

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Please select all the air masses that are have humid air

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	Warm Fronts	Cold Fronts
Moves Slower
Moves faster
steady rain or snow
Thunderstorms
when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
when a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass

	Warm Fronts	Cold Fronts
Moves Slower
Moves faster
steady rain or snow
Thunderstorms
when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
when a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass

Quiz Friday 4/28 Air Masses and Weather Fronts

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Continental Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Continental Tropical

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Maritime Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Maritime Tropical

A huge body of air that has a similar temperature, water content and air pressure is called

Fronts are important because

Name the Weather FrontWhen warm air overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass, this type of front is:

Name the Weather Frontthis type of front brings heavy rains and thunderstorms

Please select all the air masses that are forms over land

Please select all the air masses that are forms over water

Please select all the air masses that are have dry air

Please select all the air masses that are have humid air

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Continental Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Continental Tropical

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Maritime Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.Maritime Tropical

A huge body of air that has a similar temperature, water content and air pressure is called

Fronts are important because

Name the Weather FrontWhen warm air overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass, this type of front is:

Name the Weather Frontthis type of front brings heavy rains and thunderstorms

Please select all the air masses that are forms over land

Please select all the air masses that are forms over water

Please select all the air masses that are have dry air

Please select all the air masses that are have humid air

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Tropical

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Tropical

Name the Weather Front
When warm air overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass,
this type of front is:

Name the Weather Front
this type of front brings heavy rains and thunderstorms

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Continental Tropical

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Polar

Match each air mass with its appropriate description.
Maritime Tropical

Name the Weather Front
When warm air overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass,
this type of front is:

Name the Weather Front
this type of front brings heavy rains and thunderstorms