Air Masses and Weather Review

What is an air mass?

• a boundary between two fronts
• an area of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
• a bubble of warm air that rises up
• a region of air with a changing temperatur

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The words "maritime" and "continental" both describe the _____ of an air mass.

• temperature
• humidity

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The words "polar" and "tropical" both describe the _____ of an air mass.

• temperature
• humidity

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Which of these best describes a continental polar air mass?

• dry and cold

• dry and warm

• wet and warm

• wet and cold

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Which of these best describes a maritime tropical air mass?

• dry and cold

• dry and warm

• wet and cold

• wet and warm

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What is a front?

• an area of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
• a measure of the weight of the air pushing down on an area
• the boundary between air masses
• the short-term conditions of an area, including temperature and precipitation

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Which kind of front is this?

• Stationary Front
• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Occluded Front

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Which kind of front is this?

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

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On a weather map, cold fronts and warm fronts move...

• in the direction that the symbols are pointing.
• to the east.
• to the west.
• from high pressure to low.

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Identify the symbol shown here.

• cold front

• warm front

• cold air mass

• warm air mass

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