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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