Ch 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Review

What is an air mass?

• A small body of air with varying temperature and moisture

• A large body of air found in the troposphere with the same temperature and moisture throughout

• A small body of air found in the stratosphere with varying temperature and moisture

What is a characteristic of the weather within an air mass?

• Highly variable weather

• Fairly constant weather

• Extremely stormy weather

• Rapidly changing weather

What do air masses carry with them as they move?

• Only temperature conditions

• Only moisture conditions

• Both moisture and temperature conditions

• Neither moisture nor temperature conditions

What happens to the characteristics of air masses as they move?

• They remain the same

• They change

• They disappear

• They become stronger

How does the movement of air masses affect the weather in the area over which they move?

• It has no effect

• It makes the weather colder

• It changes the weather

• It makes the weather warmer

What is the source region of an air mass?

• The area where an air mass loses its characteristics

• The area where an air mass gets its characteristics

• The area where an air mass is most dense

How are air masses named?

• According to their temperature

• According to their size

• According to their source region

• According to their speed

What does the letter 'P' stand for in air mass classification?

• Polar (cold)

• Pacific (wet)

• Plateau (dry)

• Pressure (high)

What does the letter 'T' represent in air mass classification?

• Temperate (mild)

• Tropical (warm)

• Tundra (cold)

• Turbulent (unstable)

What is a characteristic of the Continental Polar (cP) air mass?

• Warm and moist

• Cold and dry

• Hot and dry

• Cool and moist