Air Masses

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What is an air mass?

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a huge volume of air that has a uniform temperature and humidity at a given altitude

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Cold Air Masses.....

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form at high latitudes where air/land are colder

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Warm Air Masses....

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form closer to the equator where air/land are warmer

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TRUE or FALSE: Maritime m forms over water/wet

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TRUE

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TRUE or FALSE: Continental c forms over land/dry

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TRUE

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TRUE or FALSE: Tropical T - forms over poles/cold

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FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Polar P - forms over tropics/warm

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FALSE

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Type the abbreviation for the air mass maritime polar?

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mP

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Type the abbreviation for the air mass maritime tropical.

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mT

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Type the abbreviation for the air mass for continental polar.

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cP