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How is a front formed

A front forms when two or more air masses come in contact with each other. The front is usually a line where they meet.

The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between

Southern Canada and Mexico

What kind of air would be characteristic of a maritime tropical air mass

Warm, humid

Usually means rainy weather because moist air is rising

Decreasing Air Presser

Wind shear can result in the formation of a

Wind shear can result in the formation of a tornado.

What forms along the boundary where two contrasting air masses meet

a front

What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

The method is forecasting method based on the idea that the weather on any day will not change much from day before it

Persistence

When a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass its called a what

When a cold FRONT catches up to a warm FRONT it is called an occluded front.

When a cold AIR MASS displaces a warmer AIR MASS it is a cold front.
Occluded front

How does region has a low pressure and a high pressure system moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this information

How does a region has a low pressure and a high pressure system moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this information?

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