Air Masses Vocabulary

An _________ is a huge body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.

• anticyclone

• air mass

• jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm, or _________, air masses form in the tropics and have low air pressure.

• Tropical

• Polar

• Occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold, or _______, air masses form in the tropics and have low air pressure.

• Tropical

• Polar

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass forms over the ocean?

• Continental

• Tropical

• Maritime

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass forms over land?

• Continental

• Polar

• Maritime

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_________ are bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.

• Cold air mass

• Warm air mass

• Jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary where the air masses meet becomes a _______.

• Front

• Jet stream

• Wind belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A swirling center of low air pressure is a _________.

• Jet stream

• Front

• Cyclone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

___________ are a high-pressure centers if dry air.

• Anticyclones

• Clouds

• Precipitation