What is an air mass?
a bunch of air with the same temperature and humidity
where warm air is pushed up by cold air
where warm air moves cold air out of the way
If a cold front passes over you temperatures will rise.
Air masses move/get pushed by strong wind
A cold front forms when ____ takes a _____ place
cold air mass, warm air mass
warm air mass, cold air mass
cold air mass, cold air mass
What are the 3 conditions that severe storms need to form?
1) energy 2) moisture 3) unstable air
1) energy 2 heat 3) air mass
A stationary front is meeting air masses that are moving
Storms that form at the edge of a cold from are..
squirrel line
squall line
square line
Air masses meet at a front
Scientists describe air masses by where they form
What does the temperature of a place depend on?
cold front
warm front
air mass
