Exploring Air Masses and Their Effects

What is an air mass?

• A type of cloud

• A huge body of air with uniform temperature and moisture

• A weather phenomenon

• A small pocket of air

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Which type of air mass is typically dry?

• Tropical

• Continental

• Polar

• Maritime

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Where do maritime air masses originate?

• Over large land masses

• Over polar icecaps

• Over large bodies of water

• In regions of lower latitudes

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What is the main characteristic of tropical air masses?

• They are cold

• They are moist

• They are dry

• They are warm

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What happens to an arctic air mass as it moves across the ocean?

• It becomes warm and moist

• It remains unchanged

• It becomes colder and drier

• It turns into a tropical air mass

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How do air masses affect the weather when they stay long over a region?

• They change the landscape

• They cause earthquakes

• They control the weather of those regions

• They have no effect

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What type of air mass forms over Mexico during the summer?

• Maritime tropical

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

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Which air mass is associated with heavy snow and blizzards in the winter?

• Maritime tropical

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

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Which air mass is known for causing fog along the west coast during summer?

• Maritime tropical

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

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What are the four qualities an air mass can have?

• Continental, maritime, tropical, polar

• Hot, cold, dry, moist

• North, south, east, west

• Sunny, rainy, snowy, windy

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