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NAME _________________________________ 1. Which type of air mass would most likely have low humidity and high air temperature? 1) cT 2) mT 3) mP 4) cP 2. An air mass classified as cT usually forms over which type of Earth surface? 1) warm land 3) warm water 2) cool land 4) cool water 3. In Connecticut, dry, cool air masses (cP) often interact with moist, warm air masses (mT). Which statement correctly matches each air mass with its usual geographic source region? 1) cP is from northern Canada and mT is from the deserts of the southwestern United States. 2) cP is from the North Atlantic Ocean and mT is from the Gulf of Mexico. 3) cP is from the North Atlantic Ocean and mT is from the deserts of the southwestern United States. 4) cP is from northern Canada and mT is from the Gulf of Mexico. 4. An air mass classified as mP usually forms over which type of Earth surface? 1) warm land 3) cool ocean 2) warm ocean 4) cool land wind velocity moisture content atmospheric transparency type of precipitation 8. Tornadoes occur when a very cold, dry air mass meets a very warm, wet air mass. Which two air masses would most likely form a tornado when they meet? 1) cT and mP 3) cP and mT 2) mP and mT 4) cP and cA 9. In which geographic region are air masses most often warm with a high moisture content? 1) 2) 3) 4) Gulf of Mexico North Pacific Ocean Central Mexico Central Canada 10. The weather characteristics of air mass result primarily from its 1) 2) 3) 4) direction of movement rate of movement geographic origin size and shape 2) mP 3) cT 4) mT 12. An airmass originating over north central Canada would most likely be 1) cold and moist 3) warm and dry 6. An air mass classified as mT usually forms over which type of Earth surface? Version 1 1) 2) 3) 4) 1) cP the north Pacific Ocean central Canada southwestern United States the Gulf of Mexico 1) cool water 3) warm land 7. Air masses are identified on the basis of temperature and 11. Which type of air mass is associated with warm, dry atmospheric conditions? 5. Which geographic area is a common source region for cP air masses that move into New Jersey? 1) 2) 3) 4) Air Masses Quiz 2) warm water 4) cool land 13. Which abbreviation indicates a warm air mass that contains large amounts of water vapor? 1) mT 2) mP Page 1 2) cold and dry 4) warm and moist 3) cP 4) cT Barnard 14. The properties of an airmass depend mainly on the 20. A weather station model for a location in New York State is shown below. 1) wind speed within the airmass 2) rotation of the Earth 3) characteristics of the surface over which the airmass was formed 4) size of the airmass 15. An Earth science student observed the following weather conditions in Albany, New York, for 2 days: The first day was warm and humid with southerly winds. The second day, the temperature was 15 degrees cooler, the relative humidity had decreased, and wind direction was northwest. Which type of air mass most likely had moved into the area on the second day? 1) 2) 3) 4) maritime tropical continental tropical continental polar maritime polar 16. An air mass that originates over the northern Pacific Ocean and moves southward over the United States would most likely be labeled on a weather map as 1) mT 2) cP 3) mP 4) cT 17. Which air mass is associated with low relative humidity and high air temperature? 1) 2) 3) 4) maritime polar continental polar continental tropical maritime tropical 3) cT 4) mP Version 1 2) mT 3) cT warm with high humidity and low air pressure warm with low humidity and high air pressure cold with low humidity and high air pressure cold with high humidity and low air pressure 21. The properties of an air mass are mostly determined by the 1) source region where the air mass formed 2) path the air mass follows along a land surface 3) direction of Earth’s surface winds 4) rate of Earth’s rotation 22. Which geographic region is the most common source region for the mT air masses that move into New York State? 1) 2) 3) 4) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Mexico northern Canada southwestern United States 1) 2) 3) 4) lower temperature and more water vapor higher temperature and more water vapor lower temperature and less water vapor higher temperature and less water vapor 24. Which symbol would be used to identify an airmass originating in central Canada? 19. Which weather map symbol represents air masses that normally form just south of the United States over the Caribbean Sea? 1) mP 1) 2) 3) 4) 23. Compared to a maritime tropical air mass, a maritime polar air mass has a 18. Which type of air mass usually contains the most moisture? 1) mT 2) cP The air mass over this location is best described as 1) cP 2) mP 3) mT 4) cT 4) cP Page 2 Barnard 25. Which map shows the two correctly labeled air masses that frequently converge in the central plains to cause tornadoes? 1) 2) 3) 4) 26. Compared to a maritime tropical air mass, a continental polar air mass is 1) 2) 3) 4) Version 1 cooler and contains less moisture warmer and contains less moisture cooler and contains more moisture warmer and contains more moisture Page 3 Barnard 27. The graph below shows changes in the atmosphere occurring above typical air-mass source regions A, B, C, and D. Changes in air temperature and altitude are shown as the graphed lines. Changes in water-vapor content, in grams of vapor per kilogram of air, are shown as numbers on each graphed line. Which list best identifies each air-mass source region? 1) A — cT, B — cP, C — mP, D — mT 3) A — mT, B — cT, C — cP, D — mP Version 1 2) A — cP, B — mP, C — mT, D — cT 4) A — mP, B — mT, C — cT, D — cP Page 4 Barnard