Air Masses and Fronts quiz

studied byStudied by 4 people
5.0(1)
learn
LearnA personalized and smart learning plan
exam
Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
spaced repetition
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
heart puzzle
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
flashcards
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions

1 / 19

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

20 Terms

1
What are the primary ways that heat can be transferred?
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.
New cards
2
A fluid can either be classified as:
either liquids or gasses
New cards
3
What type of fluids have a higher thermal energy, which move or stay aloft higher up?
Warm fluids.
New cards
4
Which fluids have a lower thermal energy, which move or stay closer to the ground?
Cold fluids.
New cards
5
What is the area where cold and warm fluids collide/meet known as?
A front/boundary.
New cards
6
What are the two characteristics of air masses?
Temperature and moisture.
New cards
7
What is an air mass that is dry and forms over land?
Continental air mass.
New cards
8
What is an air mass that forms over the polar region and is cold?
Polar air mass.
New cards
9
What is an air mass that forms over the tropics and is warm?
Tropical air mass.
New cards
10
What is an air mass that is wet and forms over water?
Maritime air mass.
New cards
11
What forms when two different large air masses meet and usually bring changes in the weather?
Fronts.
New cards
12
What type of front is made of cold, dense air?
Cold front.
New cards
13
What is the front that brings rain, snow, thunderstorms, and sometimes tornadoes, where the precipitation usually does not last very long?
Cold front.
New cards
14
What is the front that forms when two air masses meet and neither one of them takes over?
Stationary front.
New cards
15
What type of front often causes many cloudy days to occur in a row?
Stationary front.
New cards
16
What type of front is formed when a large mass of warm air takes over the cooler air mas?
Warm front.
New cards
17
What type of front usually produces rain, fog, or snow that is light but steady?
Warm front.
New cards
18
What type of front develops when two cool air masses merge, forcing the warm air to rise and become trapped that usually brings wind and precipitation?
Occluded front.
New cards
19
What type of pressure system usually indicates calm, clear weather?
High pressure.
New cards
20
What weather can be expected as the cold front passes through and area?
Winds become gusty; sudden drop in temperature, heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning.
New cards
robot