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6th Grade #Earth #Science Chapter 16 review of air masses and fronts.

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1
This type of air mass forms over North Pacific Ocean and is cool and very wet.
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
2
Which air mass develops over warm areas in the Pacific Ocean?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
3
What is a front?
areas where air masses come together and rise
rotation of air around a high pressure center
a large body of air where temperature
the area in which two types of air masses meet
4
This type of air mass forms over the deserts of Northern Mexico & the Southwestern U.S.
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
5
This type of front does not move or barely moves.
warm front
stationary front
cold front
occluded front
6
This type of air mass forms over Northern Canad, which brings cold weather to the U.S.
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
7
This type of front forms where cold air moves under warm air, which is less dense.
occluded front
stationary front
warm front
cold front
8
What is a cyclone?
large body of air where temps & moisture are constant
the boundary between air masses of different densities
area where air masses come together & rise
rotation of air around a high pressure center
9
What is an air mass?
the boundary between air masses of different densities
a large body of air where temps & moisture are similar
an area where air masses come together and rise
10
Which air mass forms when warm air is caught between two colder air masses?
warm front
occluded front
cold front
stationary front