Air masses and fronts Flashcards
(25 cards)
what is continental (c)
dry
what is maritime (m)
moist
what is polar (p)
cold
What is Tropical?(T)
hot
What is CP
Continental Polar?
What is CT
Continental Tropical
What is MP?
Maritime Polar
What is the weather of CP
cold and dry
What is the weather of CT
hot and dry
What is the weather of MP
cold and moist
what is the weather of MT
warm and moist
where does CP air masses form
over polar regions of canada
Where does CT air masses form
over deserts of the U.S southwest
Where does MP and MT air masses form
both the atlantic and pacific oceans
In which front does a cold air mass overtake a warm
A cold Front
An mT air mass would most likely contain what type of temperature
Wet and hot
An characteristic an air mass can be identified as
Temperature, Humidity
What is the term to describe where an air mass gets its characteristics
Source region
What type of frontal boundary exist when less dense warm air advances over top of more dense cold air
warm front
What type of frontal boundary exist when both air masses show no movement
Stationary
What type of frontal boundary exist when more dense cold air advances under less dense warm air pushing it upward
cold front
Why do clouds usually form at the leading edge of a cold air mass
Cold air flows under the warm air, which makes the warm air rise and cool
What air mass is florida in
mT
What air mass is New york in
cP
