​Reviewing Cloud shapes

​Whispy and very high up

Fluffy and flat on the bottom.

Long low sheets of cloud cover

​Air masses

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​Air masses

​Cold - Dry (Continental Polar)

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​Cold - Wet --------------------

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​Warm - Dry -------------------

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​Warm - Wet (Maritime Tropical)

​Air masses

​Cold - Dry (Continental Polar)

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​Cold - Wet (Maritime Polar)

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​Warm - Dry (Continental Tropical)

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​Warm - Wet (Maritime Tropical)

​High and low pressure

​Describe what is happening? What do you think the weather is like?

​High and low pressure

​High = dry with clear skys

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​Low = Clouds and precipitation.

​Cold Fronts

​Cold air pushes underneath warm air. Clouds collect and make heavy thunderstorms and precipitation.

​Warm Fronts

​CLoud cover moves over the cold front. Clouds spread out

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​Weather lasts longer but is more intense.