Which air mass is dry and cold?
Continental Polar (cP)
Which air mass is dry and warm?
Continental Tropical (cT)
Which air mass is moist and cold?
Maritime Polar (mP)
Which air mass is moist and warm?
Maritime Tropical (mT)
What front does this symbol represent?
Cold Front
What front does this symbol represent?
Warm Front
What front does this symbol represent?
Stationary Front
What front does this symbol represent?
Occluded Front
How do we name an air mass?
Humidity and Temperature
What is the boundary where two air masses meet?
A front
As this front passes, winds become gusty. There is a sudden drop in temperature, and also heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning. Atmospheric pressure changes from falling to rising at the front.
Cold Front
These fronts often bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms.
Warm Front
This front can cause rain that may persist for a few days.
Stationary Front
What type of front occurs when a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses?
Occluded Front
