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Study Guide Fronts and Systems

A. Matching match each of the following definitions to the correct term
1. J Air mass that forms
over water moist air
2. M Air mass that formsA. Front
close to the equator warm air
3. D Warm and cold air
mass meet with the same
force
B. Cold Front
4. N Large body of air
with the same temperature
and humidity
C. Warm Front
5. L Air mass that
forms over land dry air
6. B Cold air mass runs
into a warm air mass forcing
the warm air up
D. Stationary Front
7. C Warm air mass
runs into a cold air mass and
slides over the top
E. Thunderstorm
8. K Air mass that forms
far from the equator cold air
9. A Boundary between
air masses
F. Hurricane
10. H System that
usually brings clear skies and
calm weather
11. I System that usually
brings stormy weather and
G. Tornado
high winds
12. E Takes place in a
cumulonimbus cloud, includes
thunder, lightning, H. High pressure
wind, and rain
13. F Spiral arrangement
of thunderstorms that form
over warm ocean I. Low pressure
waters
14. G Violently rotating
column of air between a
cumulonimbus cloudJ. Maritime
and the ground
B. Fill in the blankK. Polar
15. A cold front creates
16. A stationary front L. Continental
clouds.
17. A warm brings clear
M. Tropical
18. A(n) occluded brings
winds.
N. Air Mass

19. What
front
into

type of
is moving

Tennessee? How should the weather change?

Cold front lower temperatures, more thunderstorms, clouds, and precipitation.

20. What kind of weather system is over Utah? What type of weather should they expect?
Low pressure system cloudy, windy, stormy weather

21. What kind of weather system is causing the cloud cover and storms in the middle of
the country?
Cold front low pressure system

heavy rain and thunderstorms.

creates light rain and thin
skies and calm weather.
stormy weather and strong

D. Short Answer: Answer each of the following questions completely.

22. Name the four major types of weather fronts and draw the symbol for each.
Cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front

23. The weather in Phoenix cooled down this week and there were large thunderstorms
with cumulonimbus clouds. What kind of weather system (high pressure or low
pressure system) and what kind of front caused this change?
Low pressure system / cold front

C. Short Answer: Using the map given, answer the following questions.

C. Short Answer: Using the map given, answer the following questions.

20. What kind of weather system is over Utah? What type of weather should they
expect?

21. What kind of weather system is causing the cloud cover and storms in the middle
of the country?

D. Short Answer: Answer each of the following questions completely.

22. Name the four major types of weather fronts and draw the symbol for each.

19. What type of front is moving into Tennessee? How should the weather change?

23. The weather in Phoenix cooled down this week and there were large
thunderstorms with cumulonimbus clouds. What kind of weather system (high
pressure or low pressure system) and what kind of front caused this change?