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1
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Air Mass

A

Group of air with the same temperature and pressure

2
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Maritime Polar Air

A

Cool, moist, unstable air

3
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Continential Tropical Air

A

Wind that has low dewpoints and warm to hot afternoon temperatures

4
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Warm Front

A

A group of warm air at the edges of air masses

5
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Cold Front

A

A group of cold air at the edge of an air mass

6
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Stationary Front

A

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide and can’t keep moving

7
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Occluded Front

A

When two cold air masses surround a warm air mass, pushing it up

8
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Front

A

The forward edge of an advancing air mass