Weather and Air Masses Quiz

Front

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___

Back

humidity

Front

Which will hold more water, warm air or cold air?

Back

Warm Air

Front

Air pressure is the effect of

Back

the weight of all the air above pressing down

Front

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

Back

decreases

Front

A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

Back

air mass

Front

Which type of air mass brings COLD and DRY weather?

Back

Continental Polar (cP)

Front

Which type of air would you find at air mass D?

Back

cold, dry

Front

An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be -

Back

maritime tropical

Front

A wet, cold air mass would be -

Back

maritime polar

Front

Which air mass would be classified as Continental Tropical (cT)?

Back

red