Air Masses Topic 2 Lesson 3

A huge body of air with similar temperature, air pressure and humidity is called a/an ...

• inclement weather pattern

• jet stream

• prevailing westerly

• air mass

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Air masses commonly move from the west to toward the east due to this ...

• jet stream

• highways

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

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A high speed band of air that exists between 6 and 14 km high and travels from West to East across the United States and around the world are known as the ...

• Stream of Consciousness

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Jet Stream

• Prevailing Easterlies

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The Jet Stream has a great impact on the weather?

• True

• False

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Over water, an air mass tends to be dry.

• True

• False

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Where would you likely find a warm, dry air mass known as continental tropical air mass.

• a marine forest

• an inland desert

• a sunny beach

• the North Pole

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An air mass that is cold and dry, like in the upper latitudes of central North America would be considered a ...

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

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An example of a maritime tropical environment could be found in what state?

• Minnesota

• Arizona

• Florida

• Washington

Like oil and water, warm and cold fronts don't like to do this mix.

• true

• false

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The place where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet is known as a ...

• jet stream

• cyclone

• hurricane

• front

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