Air Mass Review Lesson

Air Mass Review Lesson

Multiple Choice

What type of air mass forms at #5? Click on the image to view it full screen.

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

Air Mass

• An air mass is a large body of air with the same characteristics as the area it forms over

• Air masses are defined by their MOISTURE LEVEL and TEMPEARTURE

Continental Air Masses

• Continental air masses form over LAND

• They are DRY

• There are 2 types of continental air masses: cP and cT

Multiple Select

Where would a CONTINENTAL air mass form? Select ALL (3) that apply.

• Montana

• Canada

• Nebraska

• North Carolina

Maritime Air Masses

• Maritime Air Masses form over water

• They are MOIST/WET

• There are 2 types of maritime air masses mT and mP.

Multiple Choice

Maritime air masses form over ______ and are _______.

• water, wet

• water, dry

• land, wet

• land, dry

Polar Air Masses

• Polar air masses are formed near the poles

• Polar air masses are made of COLD air

• There are 2 types of polar air masses: cP and mP.

Tropical Air Masses

• Tropical air masses form near the Equator

• Tropical air masses are made up of warm air

• There are 2 types of tropical air masses: mT and cT

Multiple Choice

Tropical air masses form near the ________ and are made up of _______ air.

• poles, warm

• poles, cold

• equator, warm

• equator, cold