7.E.1.3 Air Masses & Fronts

What can change the characteristics of an air mass as it moves over Earth's surface?

• The characteristics of the surface
• The temperature of the air mass
• The global pattern of winds
• The movement of the jet stream

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What does an air mass carry with it when it moves to a new region?

• Only its characteristic temperature
• Only its characteristic moisture
• Both its characteristic moisture and temperature
• Neither its characteristic moisture nor temperature

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What can happen to a continental polar air mass if it moves over warm water?

• It will become colder and lose moisture
• It will become warmer and gain moisture
• It will become warmer and lose moisture
• It will become colder and gain moisture

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What can happen to an air mass that moves quickly?

• It will not change at all
• It will change a lot
• It will change in unpredictable ways
• It will change a little

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What is the name of the wind pattern that air masses may move along with?

• The continental drift
• The atmospheric circulation
• The jet stream
• The ocean current

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What happens to the air near the surface of an air mass as it moves over warm water?

• It becomes warmer and gains moisture
• It becomes colder and gains moisture
• It becomes warmer and loses moisture
• It becomes colder and loses moisture

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What is the name of the type of air mass that forms over the ocean near the equator?

• Continental polar
• Maritime polar
• Maritime tropical
• Continental tropical

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What is the name of the type of air mass that forms over the ocean near the poles?

• Continental tropical
• Maritime polar
• Continental polar
• Maritime tropical

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What is the name of the type of air mass that forms over land near the equator?

• Continental tropical
• Maritime polar
• Maritime tropical
• Continental polar

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What is the name of the type of air mass that forms over land near the poles?

• Continental tropical
• Maritime polar
• Maritime tropical
• Continental polar