Air Masses

By Sharon Fletcher
Last updated over 2 years ago
29 Questions
Read the name of the air mass and use the map to answer the questions about it.

Where does the Continental Polar (CP) air mass form?

What is the temperature of where the Continental Polar (CP) air mass forms?

What is the humidity of where the Continental Polar (CP) air mass forms?

Where does the Continental Tropical (CT) air mass form?

What is the temperature of where the Continental Tropical (CT) air mass forms?

What is the humidity of where the Continental Tropical (CT) air mass forms?

Where does the Maritime Polar (MP) air mass form?

What is the temperature of where the Maritime Polar (MP) air mass forms?

What is the humidity of where the Maritime Polar (MP) air mass forms?

Where does the Maritime Tropical (MT) air mass form?

What is the temperature of where the Maritime Tropical (MT) air mass forms?

What is the humidity of where the Maritime Tropical (MT) air mass forms?

Use the map of air masses to answer the questions.

What is the name of air mass formed at location A?

What is the temperature of the air mass formed at location A?

What is the humidity of the air mass at location A?

What is the name of air mass formed at location B?

What is the temperature of the air mass formed at location B?

What is the humidity of the air mass at location B?

What is the name of air mass formed at location C?

What is the temperature of the air mass formed at location C?

What is the humidity of the air mass at location C?

What is the name of air mass formed at location D?

What is the temperature of the air mass formed at location D?

What is the humidity of the air mass at location D?

What is the name of air mass formed at location E?

What is the temperature of the air mass formed at location E?

What is the humidity of the air mass at location E?

At which air mass location would most hurricanes form?

Explain how the movement of air masses could influence the weather in the United States?