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weather fronts and air masses

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An _______________ is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.

air fryer

air mass

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A weather front where a warm air mass pushes a cold air mass out of the way.

warm front

cold front

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A weather front where an air mass gets separated from the ground.

occluded front

cold front

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Cold air sinks because it is ______ dense than warmer air.

more

less

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A weather front where a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass out of the way, resulting in rain.

cold front

warm front

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A weather front where two air masses collide, but neither pushes the other out of the way.

occluded front

stationary front

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This describes how air circulates due to cooling and heating of air molecules.

convection

conversation

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True or false. An air mass is a large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity.

true

false

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True or false. A weather front is the boundary between two air masses.

true

false

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Moving air is called ___________.

blow up

wind

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The molecules in a HIGH PRESSURE system are

far apart and more dense

close together and less dense

close together and dense

far apart and less dense

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What type of front is this??

cold

warm

stationary

occluded

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If the air pressure is increasing or getting higher, it means that the weather shows signs of....

getting moist

storming

snowing

clearing up

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what type of front is approaching Michigan?

warm

occluded

cold

stationary

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What type of front is forming above the great lakes and Michigan?

warm

cold

occluded

stationary

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What type of weather does a HIGH Pressure system bring??

Dry, stormy, warm

Dry, cool, clear

Dry, warm, moist

Wet, dry, clear

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