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Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from_____________ air masses
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
In the continental United States, air masses are commonly moved by jet streams and the
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
Where a warm air mass is caught between 2 cooler air masses,a(n) _______ front occurs.
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
A(n) _____ front may bring many days of rain because neither air mass can move the other.
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
A(n) _________ air mass can bring thunderstorms to the United States in summer.
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to southwestern United States?
prevailing westerlies
stationary front
continental polar
stationary
occluded
Maritime Tropical
west to east
hot and dry
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