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Air masses and the fronts between them — Homework
Explain each scenario using air mass and front vocabulary.
- 1.An air mass forms over the Sahara Desert. Predict its temperature and humidity, and explain why.
- 2.Why do cold fronts tend to bring faster, more intense weather changes than warm fronts?
- 3.A thunderstorm hits suddenly, then clears and cools. Cold front or warm front?
- 4.Describe what is physically happening where a cold air mass meets a warm air mass.
- 5.Why might Death Valley and coastal San Francisco form very different air masses even on the same day?
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