Earth and Environmental Quiz 3.2

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

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How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

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What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

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A dry and cold air mass would be...

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Maritime tropical

• Continental tropical

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A dry and hot air mass would be...

• Maritime arctic

• Maritime tropical

• Continental tropical

• Continental polar

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Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry

• warm, humid

• warm, dry

• cold, humid

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A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a line where hot and cold air are separating

• a line where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure

• stable air pressure

• a low pressure system

• a high pressure system

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_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold

• warm

• moist

• dry

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Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

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