Air pressure, Air masses, Instruments, & Breezes

What are air masses?

• A volume of air defined by its temperature and moisture (water vapor) content.

• A volume of air defined by its temperature and pressure (High or Low).

• A volume of air defined by its temperature (cool or warm) and density.

• A volume of air defined by its density and air pressure (High or Low).

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of air mass brings WARM and DRY weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass brings WARM and WET weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass bring COLD and WET weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass bring COLD and DRY weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather would you expect in high pressure?

• sunny clear skies, cool, dry air

• foggy skies, light rain, moist, cold air

• sunny skies, humid, warm air

• cloudy skies, warm, moist air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air moves clockwise and away from the center...

• high pressure

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air moves counterclockwise and towards the center...

• high pressure

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6