2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Abbreviation Air Mass Character. Definitions Name that Front 1 Name that Front 2

mP

What is maritime polar?

cT

What is continental tropical?

mT

What is maritime tropical?

cP

What is continental polar?

This part of the air mass abbreviation is always capitalized

What is temperature?

The two characteristics of an air mass

What are humidity and temperature?

Dry and cold

What is a continental polar air mass ?

wet and warm

What is a maritime tropical?

Dry and warm

What is continental tropical?

Wet and cold

What is maritime polar?

The boundary where two or more air masses meet

What is a front?

A large body of air with a characteristic humidity and temperature

What is an air mass?

The area where an air mass forms

What is a source region?

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

What is weather?

The amount of water in the atmosphere

What is humidity?

This type of front occurs when a warm air mass “pushes” a cold air mass away from an area.

What is a warm front?

This type of front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but neither one moves.

What is a stationary front?

This type of front occurs when a warm air mass gets “sandwiched” between two cooler air masses.

What is an occluded front?

This type of front occurs when a cold air mass “pushes” a warm air mass out of an area.

What is a cold front?

What is the symbol for an occluded front?

Off and on light showers

What type of weather is associated with a warm front?

Rain and clouds for many days

What weather is associated with a stationary front?

Intense, brief storms.

What weather is associated with a cold front?

Light rain followed by heavier downpours

What type of weather is associated with an occluded front?

Thunderstorms are associated with this type of front.

What is a cold front?