Air Masses

Air masses are large bodies of _________?

• air

• water

• soil

• rock

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Air masses form when the air over a large region sits in one place for many __________.

• days

• hours

• minutes

• weeks

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An air mass gradually takes on the characteristics of the __________ or water below it.

• land

• clouds

• mountains

• sky

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As an air mass moves, it brings its _______________________ with it.

• characteristics

• speed

• altitude

• direction

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Air masses change the ________________.

• weather

• color

• taste

• sound

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Two characteristics describe air masses: one for ___________ and one for _______.

• temperature, moisture

• pressure, density

• altitude, latitude

• speed, direction

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When describing moisture, if an air mass forms over land, it is called _______________.

• continental

• maritime

• polar

• tropical

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Continental air masses are generally _____________________.

• dry

• humid

• cold

• stormy

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When an air mass forms over water, it is called ___________________.

• maritime

• continental

• polar

• arctic

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Maritime air masses are generally _________________.

• humid

• dry

• cold

• arid

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