A sloping surface separating air masses that differ in temperature and moisture content is called __________________.

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A front is the boundary that separates air masses of different properties (temperature, moisture content, density, etc.) and can be sloping. Jet streams, Hadley cells, and trade winds are all atmospheric features or circulation patterns, but not a specific sloping surface separating air masses.

A Sloping Surface Separating Air Masses That Differ in Temperature