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Type of front located in the eastern US
Dec 30, 2015
Type of front located in the eastern US. cold. Type of front over central Canada. warm. Type of weather front off the northwest coast of the US and Canada. stationary. What type of front forms when a warm air mass runs into and overtakes a cold air mass?. warm. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Type of front located in the eastern US
cold
Type of front over central Canada.
warm
Type of weather front off the northwest coast of the US and Canada
stationary
What type of front forms when a warm air mass runs into and overtakes a cold air mass?
warm
What type of front forms when a cold air mass runs into and forces warm air up rapidly?
cold
What type of front forms when a cold air mass and warm air mass battle each other and neither is moving?
stationary
What type of front forms when warm air is lifted off the ground?
occluded
What is the name of the red air mass
Continental polar
What is the name of the yellow air mass
Maritime polar
Name the purple air mass
Maritime tropical
Name the blue air mass.
Continental tropical
What is the temperature and humidity of the green air mass?
High humidity and cold
What is the humidity and temperature of the gray air mass?
High humidity and warm
What is the temperature and moisture amounts for the red air mass
Dry or low humidity and cold
Which type of weather alert is more severe: a watch or warning?
Warning: means weather severe weather is expected within 24 hours
Lines on a weather map that connect areas with similar air temperatures are called _____________.
isotherms
What connects lines on a weather map joining places with the same air pressure?
isobars
An _____________is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.
Air mass
An area where air masses meet but do not mix is call what?
front
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called
a tornado
What scale is used to classify hurricanes?
Saffir-simpson
What does this symbol represent?
Occluded front
Thunderstorm clouds
cumulonimbus
Describe the conditions in the eye of a hurricane
calm
Where is the best place to seek protection (inside and outside) during a tornado?
Basement or away from window and a ditch
What do you want to avoid (both inside and outside) during a thunderstorm?
Electrical appliances, water, tall objects
___________ push air toward the center of low pressure systems.
cyclones
Lake effect snow
When cold, dry air moves across one of the Great Lakes picking up moisture, what forms?
The cold, dry air that comes from Canada that affects Michigan is what type of air mass?
Continental polar
Mexico/SW US
Where do continental tropical air masses form that affect the US?
Type of front that may bring all day rain or snow and has the following symbol?
warm
What type of front brings the most violent weather?
Cold front
Once a warm front has passed, what will the weather be like?
Warm, humid with clear skies/cumulus clouds
Once a cold front has passed, what will the weather be like?
Cooler, drier with clearing skies
What is one difference between mid latitude cyclones and anticyclones?
The direction the wind blows, the pressure
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