Understanding Air Masses and Winds

What causes a sea breeze?

• Land heats faster than sea during the day, creating a low-pressure area over land.

• Sea heats faster than land during the day, creating a low-pressure area over the sea.

• Land and sea temperatures are the same during the day.

• None of the above

During the night, which breeze occurs due to the temperature difference between land and sea?

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

The movement of air from the valley towards mountain slopes during the day is known as:

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

Katabatic winds are associated with:

• Rising warm air

• Descending cold air from high plateaus

• Tropical air masses

• Sea breeze

Which air mass is likely to be warm and humid?

• Continental polar (cP)

• Maritime tropical (mT)

• Continental tropical (cT)

• Continental arctic (cA)

Which air mass is characterized by very low temperatures and high humidity?

• Maritime polar (mP)

• Continental arctic (cA)

• Continental tropical (cT)

• Maritime tropical (mT)

The high-pressure air moving from sea to land during the day is due to:

• Temperature equalization between land and sea

• High temperature over the sea

• High pressure over the sea

• Low pressure over the sea

Air masses are typically formed over:

• Homogenous areas with consistent temperature and humidity

• Heterogeneous regions

• Only tropical regions

• Only polar regions

On which side of the mountain do warm winds typically form?

• Windward

• Leeward

• North

• South

Which air mass is cold and dry?

• Maritime polar

• Continental tropical

• Continental polar

• Maritime tropical