WorksheetsAir Masses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following is true about air mass.
(Can have more than 1 answer).
Has uniform temperature but not its humidity.
Its height may extend thousands kilometer horizontally.
Possesses homogeneous physical properties at any given altitude.
Forms mainly within the low pressure system.
What are the ideal region of air mass formation?
(Can have more than 1 answer)
Must be extensive and physical uniform area
Turbulent atmosphere.
Stable atmospheric circulation.
Dominated by low pressure system.
Pressure at point C is higher than R, true or false?
True
False
An anticylone can be characterized by (answer can be more than one) :
Rising air
Sinking air
Convergence near the surface
Divergence near the surface
In the naming of an air mass, ____________ indicates the _____________ followed by a________________to represent ____________.
small letter, moisture content, capital letter, temperature
small letter, temperature, capital letter, moisture content
capital letter, temperature, small letter, moisture content
capital letter, moisture content, small letter, temperature
Which of these describe the cP?
(Can have more than 1 answer).
forms over large, high-latitude land masses
Cold and wet
A lot of clouds
Cloudless
When cP moves __________, it is colder than the surface beneath. It will be ___________ from beneath and therefore will become more _____________ in the lower layer.
equatorward, cooled, unstable
equatorward, warmed, unstable
equatorward, cooled, stable
poleward, cooled, stable
The progressive cooling of mT when it moves ______________will eventually ______________ its relative humidity.
poleward,decrease
equatorward, decrease
poleward, increase
equatorward, increase
When an air mass undergoes modification, if it is colder than the surface over which it is passing it receives the designation, ________. However if an air mass is warmer than the surface over which it is passing it receives the designation, _____.
c,k
c,w
k,c
k,w
Cold air over a warm surface will lead to unstable condition.
False
True
