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Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?
a) cold and wet
b) cold and dry
c) warm and wet
d) warm and dry

A continental polar air mass forms in
a) the Pacific Ocean.
b) northern Canada.
c) the Gulf of Mexico.
d) the desert Southwest.

How does a warm front form?
a) Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
b) Two air masses meet and stay separated.
c) Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
d) Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?
a) sunny and warm
b) much precipitation
c) thunderstorms
d) cold and dry

What kind of front forms when a cold air mass displaces a warm air mass?
a) cold front
b) warm front
c) occluded front
d) stationary front

A maritime tropical air mass contains
a) warm, dry air
b) cold, wet air
c) cold, dry air
d) warm, wet air

A front that forms when a warm air mass is trapped between cold air masses and is forced to rise is a(n)
a) stationary front
b) occluded front
c) warm front
d) cold front

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a) drizzly rain followed by clear weather
b) severe storms
c) cold, dry weather
d) many days of cloudy, wet weather

Meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones because they
a) are dangerous forms of severe weather.
b) help predict stormy or clear weather.
c) help forecast weather weeks in the future.
d) give more accurate facts than fronts.

Where are fronts associated with weather?
a) over the North Pole
b) in the middle latitudes
c) only over the middle of a landmass
d) only over the Pacific Ocean

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