classifying air masses
does altitude have anything to do with air mass
what is yes
are air masses like divergent boundary?
what is no
Do air masses need something to cause them to move?
what is yes
does cold air go under warm air
what is yes
continental air masses form over what
warm dry areas
can you classify a air mass by the direction it moves?
what is yes
what direction do continental polar air masses move
southward
an air masses be unstable in certain environments.
True or False
True
continental tropical air is uniformly warm hot and _______.
What is moist
what is the lake effect
cold air passing over a relatively warm lake’s picks up moisture and heat
in addition to their overall temperature air masses are classified to the
surface over which they form
what direction do air masses turn in the northern hemisphere
what is counterclockwise
can continental tropical air masses cause droughts
True or False
what is True
Maritime polar air masses are cold and ________.
What is humid
This air mass is generally followed by low clouds and showers
What is Maritime polar
what are the two main components with classifying air masses
2 part answer
Temperature,Weather
what direction does the continental tropical air mass move?
to the poles
what is a air mass?
An air mass is an immense body of air.
Much of the weather in north america especially weather east of rocky mountain is influenced by continental polar and maritime ________ Air masses
What is tropical
As air masses moves the characteristics of an air mass change and so does the ______.
What is weather
the difference of continental and maritime tropical air masses
what is stability
air masses move constantly what do they carry with them
2 part answer
temperature and moisture
how long does it take an air mass to dissipate?
what is days to weeks
Maritime air masses form over what?
over oceans and humid areas
there are different types of air masses what are they
4 part answer
maritime tropical, continental tropical, maritime polar and continental polar