Fronts, Air Masses, Global Winds, Weather

Wind is the movement of air from places of __________ pressure to places of _______ pressure.

• low, low
• low, high
• high, low
• high, high

Wind moves in large masses called _______________.

• frontal masses
• fronts
• air masses
• storm parcels

______________ retain the characteristics of where they formed.

• Storms
• Air masses
• Clouds
• Fronts

Maritime air is _______.

• Dry
• Moist

Continental air is ______.

• Dry
• Moist

Tropical air is _______.

• Warm
• Cold
• Bitter Cold

Polar air is _______.

• Warm
• Cold
• Bitter Cold

Arctic air is _______.

• Warm
• Cold
• Bitter Cold

What type of air mass would be moist and cold?

• mT
• mP
• cT
• cP

What type of air mass would be dry and hot?

• mT
• mP
• cT
• cP