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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