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Assessment
Section Quiz
Section: Air Masses
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term
or phrase.
_____ 1. continental
polar
_____ 2. maritime
tropical
_____ 3. maritime polar
_____ 4. continental
tropical
a. an air mass that originates in southern Atlantic
and Pacific areas and brings warm, moist air
b. an air mass that originates in North Atlantic
and North Pacific areas and brings cold, moist
air
c. an air mass that originates in Canada and
brings cold, dry air
d. an air mass that originates in the southwestern
United States and brings warm, dry air
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the answer choice that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.
_____ 5. As lower layers of air are warmed,
a. the air rises.
c. the air dries.
b. winds form.
d. the air sinks.
_____ 6. What air masses generally move eastward, toward Europe?
a. maritime tropical Pacific
c. maritime polar Pacific
b. maritime tropical Atlantic
d. maritime polar Atlantic
_____ 7. A large body of air, throughout which temperature and moisture
content are similar, is a(n)
a. storm.
c. wind belt.
b. air mass.
d. air pressure.
_____ 8. An air mass usually brings the weather of
a. its destination.
c. its path of movement.
b. its source region.
d. an undetermined source.
_____ 9. Continental polar, maritime polar, continental tropical, and maritime
tropical are types of
a. air fronts.
c. air masses.
b. air systems.
d. air flow.
_____ 10. Air masses responsible for cool, dry air in northern summers are
a. continental polar.
c. maritime polar.
b. maritime tropical.
d. continental tropical.
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