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13 Cards in this Set
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a ____ is a boundary between any 2 air masses.
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front
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an ____ _____ is a huge section of the lower tropesphere that has the same weather conditions throughout.
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air mass
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an ______ front results from cold front overtaking a warm front.
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occluded
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a ______ front is one which lies between a tropical air mass and a polor air mass.
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polar
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what are the 4 types of fronts?
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warm
cold stationary occluded |
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winds in a ______ presure system blow inward and counterclockwise.
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low
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air masses are shaped like?
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wedges
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what are the 5 symbols and names for the air masses that effect North America?
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cT-continental tropical
cP-continental polar cA-continental artic mT-maritime tropical mP-maritime polar |
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a ________ is a small balloon carried observatory which reports temp., air pressure, and relitive himitity.
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rawinsonde
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weather conditions and skies in a front result from the relationship of temps. of the ___ ____ and the _____.
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air mass
ground |
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winds in a _____ pressure system blow outward anc clockwise.
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high
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give 4 weather changes that occur in a cold front?
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percipitation
temp. fall pressure increasing winds shift north |
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what are th 4 weather changes of that occur in a warm front?
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rain or snow
warm temp. pressure decresing winds shifting south |
