Weather and Ocean Systems Review TEKS

What is the definition of Air Mass?

• A large body of air with relatively uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
• A body of air with no temperature or pressure
• A large body of air with varying temperature, humidity, and pressure
• A small body of air with uniform temperature

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Describe a Continental Air Mass

• A dry air mass that forms over land

• A wet air mass that forms over water

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Describe a Maritime Air Mass

• Wet air mass that forms over water

• Dry air mass that forms over land

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Describe a Tropical Air Mass

• Forms in tropic regions- warm

• Forms in polar regions - cold

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Describe a Polar Air Mass

• Formed in polar regions, cold

• Formed in tropic regions, warm

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The amount of water that air can hold increases as air temperature __________________________.

• increases

• decreases

What causes the most damage during a hurricane?

• Flooding and storm surge

• Lightning and wind

• wind and flooding

• Lightning and storm surge

____________________________ occurs when rain, snow, sleet or hail falls from the clouds onto the Earth's surface.

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Photosynthesis

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What is humidity?

• The amount of water vapor present in the air
• The measurement of air pressure
• The amount of sunlight in the atmosphere
• The level of noise pollution in the environment

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A Cold front is _________________________ and the type of weather associated with it is ________________________.

• cold air moving under the less dense, warm air and pushes it up

  Cooler weather

• Warm, less dense air moves over cold, denser air

  Rain and warm

• Cold air mass meets warm air mass

  Nothing happens, clear and warm weather

• Warm air mass between 2 cold air masses, pushes warm air up

  Cool temps, rain/snow

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