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Weather

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The general name for a large body of air having uniform temperature and moisture content is called an air mass.
During the summer continental tropical air masses flow over North America.

3. Chapter 25 There are 4 types of air masses
Continental Polar (cP) form over land that is covered by ice and snow. They bring cool or cold weather but it is usually dry.
Continental Tropical (cT) form over deserts and usually bring clear, dry, and hot weather.

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Maritime Polar (mP) form over the Northern and Southern Oceans with cool water. They usually bring snow in the winter.
Maritime Tropical (mT) form over warm waters of the oceans. They usually bring heavy rain and thunderstorms.

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Lightning causes a rapid expansion and collapse of the air that produces thunder.

6. Chapter 25 Cold fronts are shown with only triangles
Warm fronts are shown
With only half circles
Occluded fronts have alternating triangles and half circles on the same side
Stationary fronts have alternating triangles and half circles on opposite sides

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During the summers, air masses that form over the southwestern United States usually bring weather that is hot and clear.
Warm fronts generally have a gradual slope and produce heavy precipitation over large areas.
Warm fronts form when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass.

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Tornados are short lived storms that have the highest wind speeds of any storm
Hurricanes are the largest storms that have the most energy of any storm

9. Chapter 25 Wind vanes measures wind direction.
Satellite images made using infrared energy primarily reveal information about atmospheric temperatures

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A liquid thermometer is shown in this diagram.

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Satellites carry mounted cameras designed to photograph the tops of clouds in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere.
A barometer is used to measure air pressure.
Thermographs are used to measure temperature changes.