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Weather ch3
Air masses and fronts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air mass | A huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout. |
| A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure. | |
| A cold air mass that forms north of 50° north latitude or south of 50° south latitude and has high air pressure | |
| A humid air mass that forms over oceans. | |
| A dry air mass that forms over land. | |
| The area where air masses meet and do not mix. | |
| Occluded | Cut off, as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground by cooler air beneath it. |
| Cyclone | A swirling center of low air pressure. |
| Anticyclone | A high-pressure center of dry air. |