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AIR MASSES
Test Description: AIR MASSES
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1) AIR MASS WEATHER IS THE SAME EVERY DAY BECAUSE...
A
AN AIR MASS LEAVES AN AREA VERY QUICKLY
B
TWO AIR MASSES COLLIDE
C
AN AIR MASS STAYS IN ONE AREA FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
D
DROUGHTS ARE CAUSED
2) __________ AIR MASSES START OVER THE OCEAN. __________ AIR MASSES START OVER LAND. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
A
MARITIME, CONTINENTAL
B
POLAR, MARITIME
C
MARITIME, TROPICAL
D
CONTINENTAL, MARITIME
3) THE ABBREVIATION FOR A CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AIR MASS IS...
A
mT
B
tC
C
cT
D
Ct
4) THIS AIR MASS PRODUCES COLD WEATHER AND CLEAR SKIES...
A
mT
B
cT
C
cP
D
mP
5) CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AIR MASSES CAN LEAD TO...
A
DROUGHTS
B
FLOODING
C
HURRICANES
D
TORNADOES
6) THESE AIR MASSES START AS COLD AND DRY, BUT CHANGE TO MEDIUM TEMPERATURE, MOIST AIR MASSES AS THEY TRAVEL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
A
MARITIME TROPICAL
B
CONTINENTAL TROPICAL
C
MARITIME POLAR
D
CONTINENTAL POLAR
7) A cP AIR MASS IS...
A
DRY AND COLD
B
WET AND WARM
C
DRY AND WARM
D
WET AND COLD
8) THESE AIR MASSES CAN LEAD TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE WINTER...
A
cP
B
CONTINETAL TROPICAL
C
MARITIME TROPICAL
D
mP
9) THESE AIR MASSES LEAD TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION...
A
MARITIME TROPICAL
B
CONTINENTAL TROPICAL
C
CONTINENTAL POLAR
D
MARITIME POLAR
10) MOST WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES IS CAUSED BY WHICH TWO AIR MASSES?
A
CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AND MARITIME POLAR
B
MARITIME TROPICAL AND CONTINENTAL TROPICAL
C
MARITIME POLAR AND CONTINENTAL POLAR
D
CONTINENTAL POLAR AND MARITIME TROPICAL
11) MARITIME POLAR AIR MASSES COME TO THE UNITED STATES FROM THE...
A
SOUTH
B
EAST
C
WEST
D
NORTH
12) THE TYPE OF AIR MASS IS DETERMINED BY...
A
WHERE THE AIR MASS BEGINS
B
WHERE THE AIR MASS ENDS
C
THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR MASS
D
THE DIRECTION THE AIR MASS MOVES IN
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