Weather Air Masses

What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix?

• low pressure system

• super cell

• front

• high pressure system

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What characteristics are used to classify air masses?

• temperature and humidity

• pressure and temperature

• latitude and longitude

• wind speed and location 

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What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

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What direction is the warm front moving on the map? 

• North

• South

• East

• West

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A wet, cold air mass would be - 

• maritime tropical 

• maritime polar

• continental tropical 

• continental polar

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A dry and cold air mass would be...

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Maritime tropical

• Continental tropical

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cT air mass is

• tropical maritime

• polar maritime

• tropical continental

• polar continental

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a cP air mass is a

• Arctic Continental

• Polar Maritime

• Polar Continental

• Tropical Continental

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All of these are air masses that affect the US EXCEPT

• cP

• cT

• mT

• mA

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If an air mass formed over land, and is mostly dry, which descriptor will likely be part of its name?

• Tropical

• Arctic

• Maritime

• Continental

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