Air Masses and Fronts

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Where a warm air mass is caught between 2 cooler air masses,a(n) _______ front occurs.

A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is

The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from

When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)

A(n) _____ front may bring many days of rain because neither air mass can move the other.

A(n) _________ air mass can bring thunderstorms to the United States in summer.

A(n) ________ front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.

From the center of a HIGH or _____________, winds spiral outward toward areas of lower pressure.