Study Jams
Air Masses and Fronts
What is a front?
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There are 2 Types of Fronts. What are they?
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What is an air mass?
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There are 4 types of air masses in the U.S. describe them below.
Maritime Polar: _____________________________________________________
Continental Polar: ___________________________________________________
Continental Tropical: _________________________________________________
Maritime Tropical: ___________________________________________________
What caused it to snow in the video?
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What causes a warm front?
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Now It’s Time to Take the Quiz… 
Study Jams Quiz
Write your answers on this sheet to use as a study guide for your test. 
What is an air mass?
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What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?
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When a cold air mass crashes into a warm air mass, which kind of front is formed?
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Why does a warm front usually bring a light and steady rain?
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Which kind of front usually forms long, thin stratus clouds?
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What is similar between the two kinds of maritime air masses?
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What would most likely happen if a continental polar air mass clashed with a
continental tropical air mass?
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