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Type of front located in the eastern US

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.

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Type of front located in the eastern US

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  1. Type of front located in the eastern US cold

  2. Type of front over central Canada. warm

  3. Type of weather front off the northwest coast of the US and Canada stationary

  4. What type of front forms when a warm air mass runs into and overtakes a cold air mass? warm

  5. What type of front forms when a cold air mass runs into and forces warm air up rapidly? cold

  6. What type of front forms when a cold air mass and warm air mass battle each other and neither is moving? stationary

  7. What type of front forms when warm air is lifted off the ground? occluded

  8. What is the name of the red air mass Continental polar

  9. What is the name of the yellow air mass Maritime polar

  10. Name the purple air mass Maritime tropical

  11. Name the blue air mass. Continental tropical

  12. What is the temperature and humidity of the green air mass? High humidity and cold

  13. What is the humidity and temperature of the gray air mass? High humidity and warm

  14. What is the temperature and moisture amounts for the red air mass Dry or low humidity and cold

  15. Which type of weather alert is more severe: a watch or warning? Warning: means weather severe weather is expected within 24 hours

  16. Lines on a weather map that connect areas with similar air temperatures are called _____________. isotherms

  17. What connects lines on a weather map joining places with the same air pressure? isobars

  18. An _____________is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity. Air mass

  19. An area where air masses meet but do not mix is call what? front

  20. A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a tornado

  21. What scale is used to classify hurricanes? Saffir-simpson

  22. What does this symbol represent? Occluded front

  23. Thunderstorm clouds cumulonimbus

  24. Describe the conditions in the eye of a hurricane calm

  25. Where is the best place to seek protection (inside and outside) during a tornado? Basement or away from window and a ditch

  26. What do you want to avoid (both inside and outside) during a thunderstorm? Electrical appliances, water, tall objects

  27. ___________ push air toward the center of low pressure systems. cyclones

  28. When cold, dry air moves across one of the Great Lakes picking up moisture, what forms? Lake effect snow

  29. The cold, dry air that comes from Canada that affects Michigan is what type of air mass? Continental polar

  30. Where do continental tropical air masses form that affect the US? Mexico/SW US

  31. Type of front that may bring all day rain or snow and has the following symbol? warm

  32. What type of front brings the most violent weather? Cold front

  33. Once a warm front has passed, what will the weather be like? Warm, humid with clear skies/cumulus clouds

  34. Once a cold front has passed, what will the weather be like? Cooler, drier with clearing skies

  35. What is one difference between mid latitude cyclones and anticyclones? The direction the wind blows, the pressure

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