Quiz about Air Pressure and Air Masses

Question 1

How do we name air masses?

Accepted Answer

Humidity and temperature

Answer

Water and temperature

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Air pressure

Answer

Cold and warm

Question 2

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Wet

Answer

Dry

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Cold

Answer

Warm

Question 3

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

Accepted Answer

Dry

Answer

Wet

Answer

Cold

Answer

Warm

Question 4

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?

Accepted Answer

Warm

Answer

Dry

Answer

Wet

Answer

Cold

Question 5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?

Accepted Answer

Cold

Answer

Dry

Answer

Wet

Answer

Warm

Question 6

What types of air masses form over oceans?

Accepted Answer

Maritime

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Continental

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Polar

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Tropical

Question 7

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

Accepted Answer

Dry and warm

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Wet and cold

Answer

Wet and warm

Answer

Dry and cold

Question 8

What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?

Accepted Answer

Wet and warm

Answer

Wet and cold

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Dry and warm

Answer

Dry and cold

Question 9

A wet and cold air mass would be a...

Accepted Answer

Maritime polar

Answer

Continental polar

Answer

Maritime tropical

Answer

Continental tropical

Question 10

A dry and cold air mass would be...

Accepted Answer

Continental polar

Answer

Maritime polar

Answer

Maritime tropical

Answer

Continental tropical

Question 11

A dry and hot air mass would be...

Accepted Answer

Continental tropical

Answer

Maritime arctic

Answer

Maritime tropical

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Continental polar

Question 12

What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?

Accepted Answer

Sea breeze - daytime

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Land breeze - daytime

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Land breeze - nighttime

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Sea breeze - nighttime

Question 13

Air travels

Accepted Answer

from high pressure to low pressure

Answer

from low pressure to high pressue

Question 14

Which diagram (A or B) shows a HIGH pressure system?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Question 15

What type of weather would you expect in high pressure?

Accepted Answer

sunny clear skies, calm winds, cool, dry air

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foggy skies, light rain, moist, cold air

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sunny skies, humid air, calm winds

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cloudy skies, strong winds, wet air

Question 16

Which diagram illustrates a LOW pressure system?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 17

Why does cold air sink?

Accepted Answer

It is more dense.

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It is less dense.

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It is sad.

Answer

It just does.

Question 18

A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what?

Accepted Answer

Air Masses

Answer

Fronts

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A cold front

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A warm front

Question 19

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

Accepted Answer

cold, humid

Answer

cold, dry

Answer

warm, humid

Answer

warm, dry

Question 20

Which type of air would you find at air mass B?

Accepted Answer

warm, humid

Answer

cold, dry

Answer

warm, dry

Answer

cold, humid

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