Friday Free Fall (Air Masses

Janet and her friends are looking for a vacation spot to go skiing. They would need a place that is cold with a lot of snow. What kind of air mass would be here?

• cP

• cT

• mT

• mP

Jason chose to visit Death Valley, a desert in California. Summers are hot, usually more than 100°F and less than 5 inches of rain per year. What kind of air mass would be here?

• cP

• cT

• mT

• mP

What type of air mass is the most common in North Carolina

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Arctic

• Warm Front

Melissa live in Northern California, where there is a good bit of moisture during the winter. The temperatures are cool, around 40°F. What kind of air mass would be here?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Arctic

• Continental Tropical

Which following is best description of the word humidity?

• Humidity is how hot or cold it is

• Humidity tells us how much water is in the air

• Humidity is something used to steam vegetables.

• Hug? I missed that class

In order to describe an Air Mass you must have which of the following? (Check all that apply)

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Wind

• Fog

The Chang family moves to a place where there is very little moisture and hot temperatures most of the year. What kind of air mass would be here?

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

College kids choose to spend their Spring Break on the beaches near Miami, Florida. It’s hot and humid the entire time they are there. What kind of air mass would be here?

• mT

• Maritime Frigid

• mS

• Daytona Beach

Warm air rises because it is

• less dense because the molecules spread out

• more dense because the molecules are close together

If the sky is clear and sunny with cool temperatures. It means that there is currently what type of pressure

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Morning Pressure

• Fog Pressure