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Air Masses and Convection Currents

Authored by STEFANIE CLARK

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8th Grade

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Air Masses and Convection Currents
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Cold air

TROPICAL

Warm air

MARITIME

Humid air

CONTINENTAL

Dry air

POLAR

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Sun heats Earth evenly.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Air masses all have the same: 

Temperature & Humidity
Humidity Only
Level of Sunlight & Temperature
Windspeed 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An air mass is hot and humid. Which type of air mass is being described? 

Tropical Maritime
Tropical Continental
Polar Maritime
Polar Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An air mass is cold and dry. Which type of air mass is being described? 

Tropical Maritime
Tropical Continental
Polar Maritime
Polar Continental

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sort the information to the correct type of air mass

Continental Tropical (cT)​ ​ (a)  

Continental Polar (cP) ​ ​ (b)  

Maritime Tropical (mT) ​ (c)  

Maritime Polar (mP) ​ (d)  

dry and warm
dry and cold
wet and warm
wet and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

forms over tropical regions; warm

polar (P)

forms over land: dry

tropical (T)

forms over polar regions; Cold

maritime (m)

forms over water: wet

continental (c)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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