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2. Type of front located in the eastern US cold

3. Type of front over central Canada. warm

4. Type of weather front off the northwest coast of the US and Canada stationary

5. What type of front forms when a warm air mass runs into and overtakes a cold air mass? warm

6. What type of front forms when a cold air mass runs into and forces warm air up rapidly? cold

7. What type of front forms when a cold air mass and warm air mass battle each other and neither is moving? stationary

8. What type of front forms when warm air is lifted off the ground? occluded

9. What is the name of the red air mass Continental polar

10. What is the name of the yellow air mass Maritime polar

11. Name the purple air mass Maritime tropical

12. Name the blue air mass. Continental tropical

13. What is the temperature and humidity of the green air mass? High humidity and cold

14. What is the humidity and temperature of the gray air mass? High humidity and warm

15. What is the temperature and moisture amounts for the red air mass Dry or low humidity and cold

16. Which type of weather alert is more severe: a watch or warning? Warning: means weather severe weather is expected within 24 hours

17. Lines on a weather map that connect areas with similar air temperatures are called _____________. isotherms

18. What connects lines on a weather map joining places with the same air pressure? isobars

19. An _____________is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity. Air mass

20. An area where air masses meet but do not mix is call what? front

21. A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a tornado

22. What scale is used to classify hurricanes? Saffir-simpson

23. What does this symbol represent? Occluded front

24. Thunderstorm clouds cumulonimbus

25. Describe the conditions in the eye of a hurricane calm

26. Where is the best place to seek protection (inside and outside) during a tornado? Basement or away from window and a ditch

27. What do you want to avoid (both inside and outside) during a thunderstorm? Electrical appliances, water, tall objects

28. ___________ push air toward the center of low pressure systems. cyclones

29. Lake effect snow When cold, dry air moves across one of the Great Lakes picking up moisture, what forms?

30. The cold, dry air that comes from Canada that affects Michigan is what type of air mass? Continental polar

31. Mexico/SW US Where do continental tropical air masses form that affect the US?

32. Type of front that may bring all day rain or snow and has the following symbol? warm

33. What type of front brings the most violent weather? Cold front

34. Once a warm front has passed, what will the weather be like? Warm, humid with clear skies/cumulus clouds

35. Once a cold front has passed, what will the weather be like? Cooler, drier with clearing skies

36. What is one difference between mid latitude cyclones and anticyclones? The direction the wind blows, the pressure