Air Mass Quiz

Cool, moist, and unstable air mass

• cP

• mT

• cT

• mP

Cold, dry, stable air mass

• cP

• cT

• mP

• cA

Hot, dry, unstable air mass

• cT

• cP

• mT

• mP

Warm, moist, and usually unstable air mass

• cT

• cP

• mT

• mP

Very cold, dry, stable air mass

• mT

• cA

• cP

• mP

What properties are effected by an air mass's location?

• Temperature (Hot or Cold)

• Moist or Dry

• Both answers are affect an air mass formation

What air mass is shown over the water, north of North America?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

What air mass is shown over the northern part of the United States and Canada?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

What air mass is shown in the southern part of the United States and Mexico?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

What air mass is shown in the ocean, south of the United States?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical