Air Masses and Fronts Quiz

What are air masses?

• Large areas of air with different moisture and temperature

• Small areas of air with different moisture and temperature

• Large areas of air with nearly the same moisture and temperature

• Small areas of air with nearly the same moisture and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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How many major air masses affect the United States?

• Four

• Five

• Seven

• Six

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What does the first name of an air mass represent?

• The temperature of the air

• The moisture/humidity of the air

• The movement of the air

• The size of the air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the last name of an air mass represent?

• The size of the air mass

• The movement of the air

• The moisture/humidity of the air

• The temperature of the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is dry and cold?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is wet and cold?

• Continental Tropical (cT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Maritime Polar (mP)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is wet and warm?

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

• Continental Tropical (cT)

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the term 'continental' refer to in air masses?

• Warm air

• Land, dry air

• Sea (ocean), wet air

• Cold air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the term 'maritime' refer to in air masses?

• Land, dry air

• Cold air

• Warm air

• Sea (ocean), wet air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5