Exploring the Different Types of Air Masses

The video explains air masses, large bodies of air with uniform temperature and humidity. It describes different types of air masses, such as maritime and continental, and their characteristics based on their formation regions. The video also covers how air masses move due to global winds, jet streams, and the Coriolis effect, affecting weather patterns.

Which region is described as having cold and dry air in the winter?

• Florida

• Arizona

• California

• Alaska

What must happen for an air mass to form?

• The air must be very humid.

• The air must stay over the area long enough to pick up its characteristics.

• The air must move quickly over the area.

• The air must be very dry.

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What are air masses that form over oceans called?

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

• Maritime

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Which type of air mass is warm and moist?

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

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Where are maritime equatorial air masses found?

• At the equator

• In the desert

• Over continents

• At the poles

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What color represents continental tropical air masses on the diagram?

• Blue

• Orange

• Green

• Pink

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Which air mass is very cold and dry and found far to the north and south?

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Arctic

What causes air masses to move?

• Global winds and jet streams

• Temperature changes

• Humidity levels

• Ocean currents

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In which direction do many air masses move in the United States due to the Coriolis effect?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

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What is the main factor that differentiates maritime and continental air masses?

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Wind speed

• Formation over water or land

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