Masses

What type of air mass is found over EGYPT?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes an air mass?

• A large body of air that has no water vapor.

• A large body of air that has the same temperature but different amounts of water vapor.

• A large body of air that has the same amount of water vapor but different temperatures.

• A large body of air that has the same amount of water vapor and temperature.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry

• warm, humid

• warm, dry

• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass B?

• cold, dry

• warm, humid

• warm, dry

• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?

• Dry

• Wet

• Warm

• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over land?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5