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| The atmosphere tends to arrange itself in what way? |
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| Large Masses with relatively little horizontal change in temperature and humidity. |
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| Air Masses Form Over What? |
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| Large Areas of high or low latitudes of either continental or maritime locations |
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| List The Five Major Types Of Air Masses |
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Continental Polar
Continental Arctic
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Maritime Tropical |
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| Air Remains Over A Large Area With Characteristic Temperature And Humidity For Extended Periods |
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| List The Four Types Of Fronts? |
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Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded |
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| The Four Types Of Fronts Are Components Of What? |
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| Do Warm or Cold Fronts Promote Cumuliform Clouds? |
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| Do Warm or Cold Fronts Promote Stationary Clouds? |
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| How Do Occluded Fronts Form? |
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| How Are Drylines And Fronts Alike? |
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| How Are Drylines Unlike Fronts? |
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| They Are Barriers of Humidity, not barriers of temperature. |
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| What Are The Five Signs Of A Passing Front? |
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Sharp Temp Changes Over Relatively Short Distance
Change's in Moisture (Dewpoint)
Shifts In Wind Direction
Pressure Change
Clouds and Precipitation Patterns |
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