Air Masses (Goal 1 Review)

As lower layers of air are warmed, it becomes less dense and

• the air rises
• winds form
• the air dries
• the air sinks

As upper layers of air are cooled, it becomes more dense and

• the air rises
• winds form
• the air dries
• the air sinks

A large body of air throughout which temperature & moisture content are similar is a/n

• storm
• wind belt
• air mass
• air pressure

An air mass usually brings the weather of

• its destination
• its path of movement
• its source region
• a random source

Continental polar, maritime polar, continental tropical, and maritime tropical are all types of...

• air fronts
• air masses
• air systems
• air flows

Air masses responsible for cool, dry air in Northern summers are

• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar
• continental tropical

When air moves slowly, it takes on the temperature and humidity of its region, becoming a/n

• occluded front
• hurricane
• air mass
• storm surge

Which of these is NOT a type of air mass?

• maritime continental
• continental polar
• maritime polar
• continental tropical

An air mass that originates in the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean and brings warm, moist air is called

• continental polar
• continental tropical
• maritime polar
• maritime tropical

An air mass that originates in the U.S. southwest and brings dry, warm air is called

• continental polar
• continental tropical
• maritime polar
• maritime tropical