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 * 1) What happens when different types of air masses collide? The temperature is going to change it either gets colder or warmer.
 * 2)  What are the boundaries of air mass called? They are 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? It can be synoptic.
 * 5) What does the term moist mean. its humid and not wet.
 * 6) If an air mass is humid what does that mean? It's moist.
 * 7) Describe an air mass which forms over Canada in terms of its temperature and moisture. CA and that is very cold and very dry air.
 * 8) Describe an air mass that forms over a desert in terms of its temperature and moisture. CT which means its very hot and dry air.
 * 9) Describe an air mass that forms over water in Gulf of Mexico in terms of its temperature and moisture. MT which its going to be hot and humid.
 * 10) In the area of the Unites states, which way do cold air masses move? (North or South) South
 * 11) In the area of the Unites states which way do warm air masses move? North
 * 12) Why are Canadian air masses considered to be dry air masses? Its considered dry because Canada they don't get much rain.
 * 13) What happens when a warm humid air mass meets a cold dry air mass? Its makes a cumulonimbus.
 * 14) Why can cold air masses from Canada make it all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico? Because the cold air would push the warm air.
 * 15) What is a front? a front is a transition zone between two air masses
 * 16) What typically happens when two different types of fronts collide? It makes numerous clouds.
 * 17) What are the three types of fronts? warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts.
 * 18) Describe the temperature of the air behind a cold front. The temperature of the air would become cold.
 * 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! Cold because the cold front is heading that way.
 * 4) How does the temperature of an area change as a cold front passes? The warm air goes up into the sky as the cold air underneath it.
 * 5) What does precipitation mean? Precipitation is when water comes down from the clouds.
 * 6) What type of precipitation occurs when a cold front passes? snow
 * 7) Describe the type of air behind a warm front? The air would become moist.
 * 8)  In which direction do warm fronts typically move. They move upwards.
 * 9) What type of precipitation usually occurs when a warm front passes by? Rain
 * 10) Label the two fronts on the diagram below: Red: Warm Front Blue: Cold Front
 * 1) How is cold front diagrammed? The cold front will be moving counterclockwise.
 * 2) How is a warm front diagrammed? The warm front moving upwards.
 * 3) What is a stationary front?IGNORE
 * 4) How is a stationary front diagrammed?IGNORE
 * 5) When warm air contacts cold air, which air mass typically rises above the other? The warm air rises.
 * 6) Which of the following is a diagram of cold front and which is the warm front? The right one is the cold front and the left one is a cold front.

On the diagram below: On the diagram below:
 * 1) How are cold fronts diagrammed? The cold air pushes the warm air then the warm air moves upward.
 * 2)  How many cold front are there on the diagram? 3
 * 3) In which direction is the front over Washington and Oregon traveling? How do you know? West because it shows it.
 * 4) In which direction is the front over North Carolina traveling? North
 * 1) How is the warm front diagrammed? The warm and cold air go together and make a cloud.
 * 2) In which direction is the warm front traveling? North
 * 3) What do you call the front that is over the middle of Canada? Stationary front.
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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?