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Concept 1 Quiz

Define air mass and explain how air masses are classified and related to weather.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
An immense body of air characterized by a similarity of temperature and moisture at any given altitude is referred to as a/an

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Question 2.
Identify each of the indicated air masses by selecting the correct response.

(Air mass diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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The letters A through F appear on an image associated with this question.

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Question 3.
Which of the following abbreviations could be used to describe an air mass?

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Question 4.
The relatively constant weather conditions experienced over several days as an air mass moves across a large region is called


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Question 5.
Match the following air mass characteristics with the correct abbreviation.

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D cT
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Question 6.
The area responsible for the characteristic properties including temperature and moisture of a given body of air is called


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Question 7.
Polar and Tropical describe the moisture conditions of a given air mass.

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Question 8.
Continental polar and maritime tropical air masses have the most influence on the weather of a large portion of the United States.

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Question 9.
Cold Canadian air moving over the relatively warm Great Lakes is often responsible for


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Question 10.
A nor'easter is responsible for the rainy, cool weather along the Pacific coast.

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