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 * 1) What happens when different types of are air masses collide? They make a front.
 * 2)  What are the boundaries of air mass called? Fronts
 * 3) Define an air mass? An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout.
 * 4) How large may an air mass be? 600 kilometers
 * 5) What does the term moist mean.
 * 6) If an air mass is humid what does that mean? It is high in precipitation
 * 7) Describe an air mass which forms over Canada in terms of its temperature and moisture.Continental polar air masses.
 * 8) Describe an air mass that forms over a desert in terms of its temperature and moisture. Continental tropical and continental polar air.
 * 9) Describe an air mass that forms over water in Gulf of Mexico in terms of its temperature and moisture.
 * 10) In the area of the United states, which way do cold air masses move? (North or South) South
 * 11) In the area of the United states which way do warm air masses move?North
 * 12) Why are Canadian air masses considered to be dry air masses? They are continental air masses.
 * 13) What happens when a warm humid air mass meet a cold dry air mass? The warm air goes up and the cold air goes in it's direction.
 * 14) Why can cold air masses from Canada make it all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico? It pushes the hot air away.
 * 15) What is a front?
 * 16) What typically happens when two different types of fronts collide? A stationary front forms.
 * 17) What are the three types of fronts? Cold, warm, and stationary.
 * 18) Describe the temperature of the air behind a cold front. The air behind the front is much cooler than the air in front.
 * 1) Looking at the diagram above, which state has a temperature of 380F? South Dakota
 * 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! I expect it to be much less as the air behind a cold front is very cold.
 * 4) How does the temperature of an area change as a cold front passes? The cold front pushes the hot air up.
 * 5) What does precipitation mean? Rain.
 * 6) What type of precipitation occurs when a cold front passes? Snow?
 * 7) Describe the type of air behind a warm front? The air is warmer than the air in front.
 * 8)  In which direction do warm fronts typically move. Up, clockwise.
 * 9) What type of precipitation usually occurs when a warm front passes by? Rain?
 * 10) Label the two fronts on the diagram below: Warm Front, Cold Front
 * 1) How is cold front diagrammed? A line with triangles (Blue)
 * 2) How is a warm front diagrammed?A line with semicircles (Red)
 * 3) What is a stationary front? When a front is stationary.
 * 4) How is a stationary front diagrammed? A red and blue line with triangles and circles.
 * 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 one on the right is a cold front and the one on the left is a warm front.

On the diagram below: On the diagram below:
 * 1) How are cold fronts diagrammed?
 * 2)  How many cold front are there on the diagram?
 * 3) In which direction is the front over Washington and Oregon traveling? How do you know?
 * 4) In which direction is the front over North Carolina traveling?
 * 1) How is the warm front diagrammed?
 * 2) In which direction is the warm front traveling?
 * 3) What do you call the front that is over the middle of Canada?
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 * 1) If it is snowing in Great Neck, what type of air mass must be present?
 * 2)  If its very hot in October in Great Neck, what type of air mass must be present?
 * 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?