Air Masses

​Learning Target

​I can describe the different air masses that dictate climate.

Air masses

Multiple Choice

An air mass is _______ mass of air that spans thousands of miles, sometimes even spanning across continents.

• small

• large

Multiple Select

What 2 characteristics make an air mass the same in the category?

• temperature

• moisture/humidity

• pressure

• forece

Match

Match the name of the air mass to where it originated.

• continental

• maritime

• tropical

• polar

air mass formed above the land; dry air mass

air mass formed above the big bodies of water; contains moist

air mass formed near the equator, usually warm

air mass formed over the polar regions, thus cold

• air mass formed above the land; dry air mass

• air mass formed above the big bodies of water; contains moist

• air mass formed near the equator, usually warm

• air mass formed over the polar regions, thus cold

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equator

moisture
moist or dry?

equator

moisture
moist or dry?

moist

equator

TEMPERATURE
hot or cold?

equator

hot or cold?

tropical

moist or dry?

maritime tropical

equator

hot or cold?

hot

moist or dry?

maritime tropical

dry

WEATHER of the place.

When air masses move, it changes the