What front does this symbol represent?
Cold Front
Which air mass is dry and warm?
Continental Tropical (cT)
What front does this symbol represent?
Stationary Front
Which air mass is dry and cold?
Continental Polar (cP)
This front can cause rain that may persist for a few days.
Stationary Front
What front does this symbol represent?
Occluded Front
These fronts often bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms.
Warm Front
Any air mass that forms over the ocean is called...
Maritime
What front does this symbol represent?
Warm Front
Any air mass that forms over land is called...
Continental
What are the characteristics we use to classify air masses?
Humidity and Temperature
As this front passes, winds become gusty. There is a sudden drop in temperature, and also heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning. Atmospheric pressure changes from falling to rising at the front.
Cold Front
What is the boundary where two air masses meet?
A front
Which air mass is moist and cold?
Maritime Polar (mP)
Any air mass that forms near the poles is called...
Polar
Which air mass is moist and warm?
Maritime Tropical (mT)
What type of front occurs when a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses?
Occluded Front