Final Exam ES 2025

_________________ can be described as the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

• Climate
• Storms
• Weather
• Air pressure

Where do air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties?

• in convective zones
• from the jet stream
• in their source regions
• at fronts

A(n) __________________________ is a large body of air in the lower atmosphere with specific temperature and moisture characteristics.

• weather system
• air mass
• air system
• weather front

_____________________ air masses form over land and are dry.

• Continental
• Maritime
• Arctic
• Polar

_________________ air masses form over water and are moist.

• Continental
• Maritime
• Arctic
• Polar

Select the air mass that matches the following clue: These cold, moist air masses form over the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Maritime Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Maritime Equatorial
• Continental Polar

Select the air mass that matches the following clue: These hot, dry air masses form in the summer over dry deserts in the tropical latitudes.

• Continental Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Maritime Equatorial
• Continental Polar

Select the air mass that matches the following clue: These warm, moist air masses form over the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

• Continental Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Maritime Equatorial
• Maritime Tropical

Select the air mass that matches the following clue: These cold, dry air masses form over land in the polar latitudes.

• Continental Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Continental Polar
• Maritime Arctic

A _______________________ is the boundary where two air masses meet.

• weather station
• air station
• squall line
• weather front