Weather

Continental tropical air masses form from the South and bring what type of air to southern plains?

• dry and cold
• dry and warm
• humid and cold
• humid and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the winter, Continental polar air masses bring what type of air to North America?

• dry and warm
• humid and cold
• dry and cold
• humid and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United States?

• maritime tropical
• continental tropical
• maritime polar
• continental polar

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What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass? 

• dry, warm air
• moist, cold air
• moist, warm air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass? 

• moist, warm air
• dry, cold air
• dry, warm air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of pressure predicts clear weather?

• high
• low
• cold
• stationary

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Air travels

• from high pressure to low pressure
• from low pressure to high pressue

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Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which type of front is near Seattle?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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A(n) _____ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it depends.

• tornado

• pressure system

• front

• air mass

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