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Air Masses

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Read the name of the air mass and use the map to answer the questions about it.

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

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

over ocean

over land

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

Warm

Cold

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

moist

dry

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

over ocean

over land

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

warm

cold

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

moist

dry

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

over ocean

over land

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

warm 

cold

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

moist

dry

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

over ocean

over land

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

warm

cold

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

moist

dry

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

CT

CP

MT

MP

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

cold

warm

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

Dry

Moist

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

CT

CP

MT

MP

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

Cold

Warm

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

Dry

Moist

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

CT

CP

MT

MP

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

Cold

Warm

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

Dry

Moist

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

CT

CP

MT

MP

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

Cold

Warm

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

Dry

Moist

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

CT

CP

MT

MP

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

Cold

Warm

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

Dry

Moist

At which air mass location would most hurricanes form?

B

C

D

E