Understanding Weather - Ch. 3, Section 2
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| How would you describe an air mass with the symbol cT? | warm and dry
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| Where does a continental polar air mass form? | northern Canada
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| How does a warm front form? | warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
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| What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring? | much precipitation
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| How do winds behave in a cyclone? | they spiral toward the center
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| What is an anticyclone? | it is an area of high pressure
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| What kind of weather would an anticyclone likely bring? | dry and clear
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| Why do meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones? | to help predict stormy or clear weather
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| A maritime polar air mass that forms over the North Pacific Ocean brings what kind of weather to the Pacific Coast? | wet
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| What causes changes in weather? | air masses move and meet
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| What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring? | stormy
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| What is a stationary front? | a front formed by two weak air masses
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| What is a warm front? | a front that would most likely produce hot, humid weather after a period of rain
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| What type of front would most likely cause a blizzard or large amounts of snow with strong winds? | a cold front
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| What type of front is caused by three different air masses? | an occluded front
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| What type of air mass brings dry air to the southwestern United States from Mexico? | continental tropical air mass
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| What type of air mass brings dry, frigid winds to North Dakota in the winter? | continental polar air mass
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| What type of air mass brings humid weather to Florida in the summer? | maritime tropical air mass
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| What type of air mass brings wet weather to the Pacific Northwest? | maritime polar air mass
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| What does the terms occluded and stationary describe? | types of fronts
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| Why does a warm front often bring light rain or drizzle? | the replacement of cold air by warm air is gradual
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| Why does a cold front bring intense weather changes such as thunderstorms? | the cold air replaces the warm air more quickly
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| On a weather map, a large H appears over the area in which you live. What kind of weather can you expect? | dry and clear
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| What is the area over which an air mass forms called? | source region
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| What kind of weather is associated with a stationary front? | it will be cloudy and rainy as long as the front lies over an area, but after the front passes, the weather will clear up
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| What is a front? | area in which two types of air masses meet
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| What does mP stand for? | maritime polar
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| What does cP stand for? | continental polar
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| What does mT stand for? | maritime tropical
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| What does cT stand for? | continental tropical
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