Air Masses in Earth Science

Open Ended

What is an air mass?

Multiple Choice

Describe the conditions you would find in a Maritime Tropical (mT) air mass.

• Cold and dry

• Cold and humid

• Warm and dry

• Warm and humid

Multiple Choice

What moves air masses the most in North Carolina?

• northeast trade winds

• the Gulf Stream

• Prevailing winds

• earth's revolution around the sun

Multiple Choice

Describe the conditions you would find in a Continental Polar (cP) air mass.

• Cold and dry

• Cold and humid

• Warm and dry

• Warm and humid

Multiple Choice

Describe the conditions you would find in a Continental Tropical (cT) air mass.

• Cold and dry

• Cold and humid

• Warm and dry

• Warm and humid

Multiple Choice

Describe the conditions you would find in a Maritime Polar air mass.

• Cold and dry

• Cold and humid

• Warm and dry

• Warm and humid

Multiple Choice

Cool air rises because it's less dense than hot air.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What would you expect to happen when a hot, moist air mass moves towards colder conditions?

• It would stay sunny.

• Precipitation would occur.

• Clouds would form.

• Nothing

Open Ended

What is a weather front?

Multiple Choice

What would you expect to happen as a warm, moist air mass moves over a colder air mass? What type of from is this?

• Rain will fall; this is a cold front

• Rain will fall; this is a warm front

• Cirrus clouds will form; this is a cold front

• Cirrus clouds will form; this is warm front

Open Ended

What is being demonstrated? What have you learned about weather fronts and air masses?