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1. List the 5 kinds of air masses
a. cP =
b. cA=
c. cT=
d. mP=
e. mT=
2. What happens to an air mass as it moves across the country?
3. An air mass brings the __ and __ of its source region to a new area as it moves
4. What kind of weather will a continental arctic air mass bring if it moves into the region?
a. Continental polar?
b. Continental tropical?
c. Maritime polar?
d. Maritime tropical
e. Continental Arctic
5. What is a front?
6. How are fronts and air masses different?
7. Explain how the temperature and humidity will be different on either side of a warm front
8. What is the slope of a warm front?
a. Cold front?
b. Why is a cold front steeper than a warm front
c. What type of clouds are associated with a cold front?
d. What type of clouds are associated with a warm front?
9. Explain the general difference between the speed of movement of a warm and cold front
10. How do occluded fronts occur
11. What is a stationary front?
a. What can happen if a stationary front remains in one region for a while
12. FRONTS ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A MID LATITUDE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
a. What type of fronts are associated with a mid-latitude low
13. ****HIGHS ARE AREAS WHERE AIR MASSES GENERALLY FORM BECAUSE THEY REMAIN IN THE AREA
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO WIND IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGH. HIGHS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE AIR MASS. LOWS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TWO OR MORE AIR MASSES
AND AT LEAST ONE FRONT. A LOW CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TWO FRONTS AND THREE AIR
MASSES. LOWS GENERALLY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION*****