Exploring the Characteristics of Air Masses

What is an air mass?

• A type of cloud formation

• A weather phenomenon that occurs only at the poles

• A body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and pressure

• A body of water with the same temperature and humidity

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What type of air mass forms over the equator?

• Continental air mass

• Polar air mass

• Arctic air mass

• Tropical air mass

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Which air mass is characterized by high humidity?

• Arctic air mass

• Continental air mass

• Maritime air mass

• Polar air mass

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What is the term for a dry air mass that forms over land?

• Continental air mass

• Polar air mass

• Maritime air mass

• Tropical air mass

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How are air masses named?

• Based on the time of year they form

• According to their humidity and temperature

• Based on their speed and direction

• According to their size and shape

What is formed when air masses collide?

• Weather fronts

• Hurricanes

• Rainstorms

• Clouds

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What happens when air masses move and bump into each other?

• They change direction

• They dissipate

• They form weather fronts

• They create new air masses

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