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 * 1) What are the boundaries of air mass called? Front
 * 2) Define an air mass? An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout.
 * 3) How large may an air mass be? They can big and fill a area.
 * 4) What does the term moist mean? Moist means slightly wet or a little bit wet.
 * 5) If an air mass is humid what does that mean? It means it is raining.
 * 6) Describe an air mass which forms over Canada in terms of its temperature and moisture. It is colder in Canada because it is up North.
 * 7) Describe an air mass that forms over a desert in terms of its temperature and moisture.
 * 8) Describe an air mass that forms over water in Gulf of Mexico in terms of its temperature and moisture. It is hot in the Gulf of Mexico.
 * 9) In the area of the Unites states, which way do cold air masses move? (North or South) North
 * 10) In the area of the Unites states which way do warm air masses move? They move north.
 * 11) Why are Canadian air masses considered to be dry air masses? Because Canada is a cold and dry place.
 * 12) What happens when a warm humid air mass meat a cold dry air mass? It starts to thunder and rain.
 * 13) Why can cold air masses from Canada make it all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico? Because it can work it's way down.
 * 14) What is a front? A front is the boundries between air masses.
 * 15) What typically happens when two different types of fronts collide? It starts a storm or a tornado.
 * 16) What are the three types of fonts? Cold front, warm front, and stationary front.
 * 17) Describe the temperature of the air behind a cold front. More Cold?
 * 1) Describe the temperature of the air behind a cold front. More Cold?
 * 1) Looking at the diagram above, which state has a temperature of 380F? South Dekota
 * 2) Looking at the diagram above, which state has a temperature of 550F? Iowa
 * 3) Looking at the diagram above, what would you expect the temperature of Illinois to be in three days? EXPLAIN!
 * 4) How does the temperature of an area change as a cold front passes? The cold air pushes the warm air.
 * 5) What does precipitation mean? Rain
 * 6) What type of precipitation occurs when a cold front passes? Rain
 * 7) Describe the type of air behind a warm front? Cold air
 * 8) In which direction do warm fronts typically move. North
 * 9) What type of precipitation usually occurs when a warm front passes by Rain
 * 10) Label the two fronts on the diagram below: cold dry air and warm moist air
 * 1) How is cold front diagrammed? The cold air is going into the warm air.
 * 2) How is a warm front diagrammed? The warm air is moving up.
 * 3) What is a stationary front? The two air masses just don’t move. The weather along these fronts is similar to warm fronts, less turbulent, but often longer lasting.
 * 4) How is a stationary front diagrammed? The hot air moves towards the cold air then the cold air goes into the sky.
 * 5) When warm air contacts cold air, which air mass typically rises above the other? warm air
 * 6) Which of the following is a diagram of cold front and which is the warm front? The blue and orange one is warn front and the purple and yellow is cold front.
 * 1) How are cold fronts diagrammed? It is going counterclockwise.
 * 2) How many cold front are there on the diagram? 4
 * 3) In which direction is the front over Washington and Oregon traveling? How do you know? It is going north. I know because the air is rising up.
 * 4) In which direction is the front over North Carolina traveling? East
 * 1) How is the warm front diagrammed?By where he place is
 * 2) In which direction is the warm front traveling? Clockwise
 * 3) What do you call the front that is over the middle of Canada? Flurries
 * 1) If it is snowing in Great Neck, what type of air mass must be present? North
 * 2) If its very hot in October in Great Neck, what type of air mass must be present? warm front
 * 3) Assuming a warm front is moving into the area, there is a stagnant (non-moving) cold air mass around Great Neck, what type of precipitation might we expect? How long might it last? Snow and it might last a couple of days.