Air Masses

What is an air mass?

• a part of the atmosphere that goes to church

• part of the atmosphere that is super heavy

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

• the weight of the air as it presses down on Earth

Cold Air Masses.....

• form quickly and move slowly

• form at high latitudes where air/land are colder

• form a low altitudes where air/land are warmer

• form slowly and move quickly

Warm Air Masses....

• form only in the winter

• form only in the summer

• form in the mountains where air/land are colder

• form closer to the equator where air/land are warmer

TRUE or FALSE

Maritime m forms over water/wet

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE

Continental c forms over land/dry

• TRUE

• FLASE

TRUE or FALSE

Tropical T - forms over poles/cold

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE

Polar P - forms over tropics/warm

• TRUE

• FALSE

Type the abbreviation for the air mass maritime polar?

Type the abbreviation for the air mass maritime tropical.

Type the abbreviation the air mass for continental polar.