A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
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What type of air mass would produce warm dry weather in the summer
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continental tropical
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What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map
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What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
low pressure
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When cold air mass catches up with a warm air mass the result is often what
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An occluded front.
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What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze
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The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze
blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the
opposite direction.
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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
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How does a region has a low pressure and a high pressure system
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Which statement is true of jet streams
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The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds
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What happens in a stationary front
A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
What type of air mass would produce warm dry weather in the summer
continental tropical
What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
low pressure
When cold air mass catches up with a warm air mass the result is often what
An occluded front.
What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze
The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze
blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the
opposite direction.
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?
Which statement is true of jet streams
The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds