Air Masses and Fronts

Master air masses and fronts! Learn about weather changes caused by cold, warm, and stationary fronts.

Matching match the term with the correct definition air mass a body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and pressure continental mass air mass that forms over land making it dry maritime mass air mass that forms over water making it moist tropical mass air mass that forms near the equator making it warm polar mass air mass forming near the poles make it cold What kind of air pressure do cP air masses carry with them? (Think about their temperature and what that means about air pressure) High Pressure Low Pressure No pressure what is the temperature and humidity of an mT air mass cold and dry warm and dry cold and moist warm and moist complete the sentences with the word bank provided A cold front occurs when cold air replaces warm air. This type of front brings thunderstorms and severe weather. Once the front passes temperatures will decrease and skies will be clear. This is because cold fronts bring high pressure air behind them. complete the sentences with the word bank provided A warm frontoccurs when warm air replaces cold air. This brings stratus clouds a moderaterain. When a warm front moves through the air becomes warmer and more humid. match the term with the correct definition. warm front when warm air replaces cooler air usually brings moderate rain cold front when cold air replaces warm air. Usually brings severe storms and cooler temperatures stationary front a front between two air masses that doesn't move occluded front when a cold front catches up with a warm front and forces all of the air up creating low pressure What type of front is shown in this image? warm front cold front stationary front occluded front what type of front is shown in this image? warm front cold front stationary front occluded front what type of front is shown in the image below? warm front cold front stationary front occluded front