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Air Masses

Authored by Julie Winter

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 737+ times

Air Masses
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A _____________ is a large body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

Front

Air Mass

Continental

Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of air mass is warm, forms in the tropics, and has low air pressure?

Tropical

Polar

Maritime

Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of air mass is cold, forms over the poles, and has high air pressure?

Tropical

Polar

Maritime

Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of air mass is warm, humid, and forms over oceans?

Maritime Tropical

Maritime Polar

Continental Tropical

Continental Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of air mass has cool, dry air and forms over land?

Maritime Tropical

Maritime Polar

Continental Tropical

Continental Polar

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Maritime air masses will contain more moisture than continental air masses?

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tropical air masses tend to be colder than polar air masses.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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