Fronts Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Weather
A
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain.
2
Q
Air mass
A
Air that stay over an area for period of time takes an properties of that area.
3
Q
Continental polar
A
Cold-dry
4
Q
Maritime polar
A
Cold and wet
5
Q
Maritime tropical
A
Warms and wet
6
Q
Continental tropical
A
Hot and dry
7
Q
Front
A
Is a boundary between two air masses
8
Q
Warm front
A
Warm air moves over cold air
9
Q
Cold front
A
Masses meats and causes a warm air mass to rise.
10
Q
Occlude fronts
A
A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and forces warm air to rise up
