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__________ is the short-term, day-to-day condition of the atmosphere.

AdvectionClimateMeteorologyWeather

_____________ is the long-term average of weather conditions in a region.

MeteorologyBergeronClimateAdvection

__________ is the term which refers to air being forcibly pushed up a mountain slope.

Convection liftingConvergent liftingFrontal liftingOrographic lifting

A __________ is produced when a cold front overtakes a cyclonic warm front, wedging beneath it.

occluded frontwave cyclonemidlatitude cyclonestationary front

Tornadoes are characterized by ________ atmospheric pressure at the core.

extremely highmoderately highextremely lowmoderately low

A __________ commonly results in the formation of towering cumulonimbus clouds.

midlatitude frontrainshadowcold frontorographic frontwarm front

fronts travel faster than fronts.

Stationary/occludedMidlatitude/tropicalWarm/coldCold/warm

Cyclonic storms and air masses move across the United States along __________, which shift in latitude with the seasons.

chinook windsstorm tracksoccluded frontssquall lineswave cyclones

Of the list provided, __________ air masses tend to have the lowest specific humidity.

continental tropicalmaritime tropicalcontinental polarmaritime polarmaritime equatorial

In North America, most thunderstorms occur in areas dominated by __________ air masses.

maritime tropicalcontinental tropicalcontinental polarmaritime polar

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__________ is the short-term, day-to-day condition of the atmosphere.

_____________ is the long-term average of weather conditions in a region.

__________ is the term which refers to air being forcibly pushed up a mountain slope.

A __________ is produced when a cold front overtakes a cyclonic warm front, wedging beneath it.

Tornadoes are characterized by ________ atmospheric pressure at the core.

A __________ commonly results in the formation of towering cumulonimbus clouds.

__________ fronts travel faster than __________ fronts.

Cyclonic storms and air masses move across the United States along __________, which shift in latitude with the seasons.

Of the list provided, __________ air masses tend to have the lowest specific humidity.

In North America, most thunderstorms occur in areas dominated by __________ air masses.

fronts travel faster than fronts.