Air Masses Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• stable : in this type of air mass, the lower air layers are cooler than the air above, so no convection occurs.
• unstable : in this type of air mass, the lower air layers are warmer than the air above, so the warm air readily rises.
• polar front : this type of front is the leading edge of frigid, arctic air that moves south from the north pole in winter months. it stretches west to east from the rocky mountains to the maritimes in eastern canada.
• maritime polar : this air mass originates over oceans in temperate & polar regions & move toward lower latitudes.
• stationary front : this type of front is a warm and cold air boundary that remains in one place, neither advancing nor retreating.
• front : this is the leading edge of an air mass.
• occluded front : this type of front occurs when a faster moving cold front overtakes a slower moving warm front, mixing air from the two together to produce a combination of warm & cold front weather.
• continental : this is an air mass that forms over land.
• maritime tropical : this air mass originates over water in lower latitudes & is much warmer & more stable than maritime polar air masses.
• clear skies : stable air is characterized by this weather.
• continental polar : this air mass originates around the north pole & flows south as far as florida.
• cloudy skies & rain : unstable air is characterized by this weather.
• arctic : this is a cold air mass that develops over high latitudes.
• warm front : this type of front is the leading edge of an advancing warm air mass.
• tropical : this is a warm air mass that develops over low latitudes.
• maritime : this is an air mass that forms over water.
• cold front : this type of front is the leading edge of a cold air mass.
• place of origin : air masses are classified according to this.