Air Masses, Air Pressure, Winds, and Water Cycle Review

What is an air mass?

• A blob of air that is only formed above the ocean

• A blob of air that is only formed above continents

• A blob of air that contains air of different pressures and temperatures

• A blob of air that contains air of similar pressures and temperatures

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Which of the following air masses can be found in the United States?

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Arctic

• Maritime tropical

• Maritime Polar

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Continental polar air masses can be described as ___ and ___

(a)  

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Stormy weather is due to

• Cold fronts moving over warm fronts

• Warm fronts moving over cold fronts

• A cold front stuck between two warm fronts

• A warm front stuck between two cold fronts

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This type of air mass would form above a cup of hot water

• Cold and dry

• Warm and dry

• Cold and Wet

• Warm and Wet

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Wind happens because

• Air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• Air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• Air moves from the sea to the land during the day

• Air moves from the land to the sea during the night

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

High pressure is associated with (select all that apply)

• Dry Air

• Wet Air

• Heavy air

• Cool air

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Low pressure is associated with (select all that apply)

• Heavy air

• Wet air

• Light Air

• Cool Air

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What type of weather would you expect to occur given the event in image above?

• A warm and dry day

• A wet and stormy day

• A wet and warm day

• A cold dry day

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Look at the image above. Which bottle would you expect to sink and why?

• Bottle C because it is warmer than the surrounding air

• Bottle D because it is warmer than the surrounding air

• Bottle C because it is colder than the surrounding air

• Bottle D because it is colder than the surrounding air

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