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Select the correct response to each of the following true/false questions.
1 .
Areas in which air masses originate are called development regions.
True
False
2 .
Continental arctic (cA) air is distinguished from cP air by its generally warmer temperatures.
True
False
3 .
Continental polar (cP) and continental arctic (cA) air masses are typically stable bodies of air.
True
False
4 .
In the middle latitudes, most atmospheric disturbances occur along the boundaries separating air masses.
True
False
5 .
An air mass with the designation w is likely to be stable.
True
False
6 .
The moisture content of an air mass is related to its temperature.
True
False
7 .
The southern United States never experiences cP or cA air masses.
True
False
8 .
Maritime polar (mP) air from the North Pacific has a strong influence on the weather along the west Coast of North America, especially in the winter.
True
False
9 .
It often takes several days for an air mass to traverse an area.
True
False
10 .
Lifting over a mountain barrier will probably not produce any appreciable modification to an air mass.
True
False
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