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Air Masses & Weather
Air Masses & Weather Fronts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air Mass | A large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity. |
| Humidity | A measure of how much water vapor is in the air. |
| Prevailing Winds | Winds that blow mostly in one direction, moving air masses. |
| Convection Cell | The circulation of air due to heating and cooling of molecules. |
| Weather Front | The boundary between two air masses. |
| Cold Front | A type of weather front where cold air masses overtake warm air masses. |
| Warm Front | A type of weather front where warm air masses overtake cold air masses. |
| Stationary Front | A type of weather front where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but neither pushes the other out of the way. |
| Occluded Front | A type of weather front where an air mass gets separated from the ground by a fast-moving cold air mass, resulting in heavy rain |