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AIR MASS WEATHER IS THE SAME EVERY DAY BECAUSE...
a) AN AIR MASS LEAVES AN AREA VERY QUICKLY
b) DROUGHTS ARE CAUSED
c) AN AIR MASS STAYS IN ONE AREA FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
d) TWO AIR MASSES COLLIDE

__________ AIR MASSES START OVER THE OCEAN. __________ AIR MASSES START OVER LAND. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
a) CONTINENTAL, MARITIME
b) MARITIME, CONTINENTAL
c) MARITIME, TROPICAL
d) POLAR, MARITIME

THE ABBREVIATION FOR A CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AIR MASS IS...
a) Ct
b) tC
c) mT
d) cT

THIS AIR MASS PRODUCES COLD WEATHER AND CLEAR SKIES...
a) cP
b) mP
c) mT
d) cT

CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AIR MASSES CAN LEAD TO...
a) TORNADOES
b) DROUGHTS
c) FLOODING
d) HURRICANES

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 POLAR
c) MARITIME POLAR
d) CONTINENTAL TROPICAL

A cP AIR MASS IS...
a) WET AND COLD
b) DRY AND COLD
c) WET AND WARM
d) DRY AND WARM

THESE AIR MASSES CAN LEAD TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE WINTER...
a) cP
b) MARITIME TROPICAL
c) CONTINETAL TROPICAL
d) mP

THESE AIR MASSES LEAD TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION...
a) MARITIME POLAR
b) MARITIME TROPICAL
c) CONTINENTAL TROPICAL
d) CONTINENTAL POLAR

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

MARITIME POLAR AIR MASSES COME TO THE UNITED STATES FROM THE...
a) NORTH
b) SOUTH
c) EAST
d) WEST

THE TYPE OF AIR MASS IS DETERMINED BY...
a) WHERE THE AIR MASS ENDS
b) THE DIRECTION THE AIR MASS MOVES IN
c) WHERE THE AIR MASS BEGINS
d) THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR MASS

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