Download Air Mass and Fronts

Air Mass and Fronts
Air Mass
• Air Mass
• sizes
Types of Air Mass
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Continental Arctic
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
Continental Tropical
Fronts
• What is a front?
• Cold front
• Warm Front
More Fronts
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
QUIZ
1. Which of these is a type of air mass?
A. Continental Arctic
B. Continental Tropical
C. Mediterranean
D. Tundra
E. A & B
QUIZ
2. How do you identify a front?
A. Sharp temperature changes
B. Rain
C. Winds
D. None of the above
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3. What is a stationary front characterized by?
A. No movement of the transition zone between
two air masses.
B. Movement of the transition zone between two air
masses.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.
QUIZ
4. What is the definition of air mass?
A. A large body of air properties that is similar to the
horizontal direction.
B. Humidity
C. Clouds
D. None of the above
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5. What are source regions?
A. Geographic areas where air mass originates.
B. The source where the cold air comes from.
C. The source where the warm air comes from.
D. None of the above.