4/12: Quizizz: Air Masses, High Pressure, & Low Pressure Systems

Compared to the air mass formed at location B, the air mass formed at location A will normally be...

• cooler and drier

• cooler and wetter

• warmer and drier

• warmer and wetter

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In which geographic region are air masses most often warm with a high moisture content?

• Central Canada

• Central Mexico

• Gulf of Mexico

• North Pacific Ocean

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Which geographic area is a common source region for cP air masses that move into N.Y.C?

• southwestern United States

• central Canada

• the north Pacific Ocean

• the Gulf of Mexico

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Which weather map symbol represents air masses that normally form just south of the United States over the Caribbean Sea?

• cP

• cT

• mP

• mT

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Air masses are identified on the basis of temperature and ____.

• type of precipitation

• wind velocity

• moisture content

• atmospheric transparency

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What is the general movement of the surface winds around the center of this low-pressure system?

• counterclockwise and outward

• counterclockwise and inward

• clockwise and outward

• clockwise and inward

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Which statement best describes the difference in air temperature and humidity between the cP and mT air masses?

• The mT air mass is warmer and more humid.

• The mT air mass is cooler and less humid.

• The cP air mass is warmer and less humid.

• The cP air mass is cooler and more humid.

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An mP air mass is located over the northwestern part of the United States. The source region of this air mass is most likely

• central Mexico

• the Gulf of Mexico

• northern Canada

• the North Pacific Ocean

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The map of North America below shows the source region of an air mass forming mostly over Mexico. This air mass originating over Mexico is classified as

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

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Which map correctly shows the wind directions of the high-pressure and low-pressure systems?

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