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CC's Air Masses and Weather Fronts

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  • What type of front is this??
    cold
    stationary
    warm
    occluded
  • This describes how air circulates due to cooling and heating of air molecules.
    conversation
    convection
  • A weather front where two air masses collide, but neither pushes the other out of the way.
    stationary front
    occluded front
  • A weather front where an air mass gets separated from the ground.
    cold front
    occluded front
  • True or false. An air mass is a large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity.
    false
    true
  • The molecules in a HIGH PRESSURE system are
    close together and dense
    far apart and less dense
    far apart and more dense
    close together and less dense
  • Moving air is called ___________.
    blow up
    wind
  • what type of front is approaching Michigan?
    stationary
    occluded
    cold
    warm
  • What type of weather does a HIGH Pressure system bring??
    Dry, cool, clear
    Dry, warm, moist
    Dry, stormy, warm
    Wet, dry, clear
  • A weather front where a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass out of the way, resulting in rain.
    cold front
    warm front
  • If the air pressure is increasing or getting higher, it means that the weather shows signs of....
    getting moist
    storming
    clearing up
    snowing
  • What type of front is forming above the great lakes and Michigan?
    cold
    warm
    occluded
    stationary
  • True or false. A weather front is the boundary between two air masses.
    true
    false
  • Cold air sinks because it is ______ dense than warmer air.
    less
    more
  • An _______________ is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.
    air fryer
    air mass
  • 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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