Meteorology Unit Review

As you go higher in the elevation, the temperature _______________.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• gets very hot

Air masses are characterized based on which two variables?

• Temperature and Moisture Content

• Air Pressure and Temperature

• Density and Source Region

• Cold and Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over land?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over water?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses would be colder?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses would be warmer?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather instrument measures air temperature?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• barometer

Which weather instrument measures air pressure?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• barometer