The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Air Masses

Question 1

Name for large bodies of air

Answer 1

Air mass

Question 2

This explains why a region will experience fairly constant weather as an air mass passes through

Answer 2

Air mass weather

Question 3

The area where an air mass acquires its characteristic properties of temperature and moisture

Answer 3

Source region

Question 4

Air masses that originate in high latitudes

Answer 4

Polar

Question 5

Air masses that originate in low latitudes

Answer 5

Tropical

Question 6

This designates land

Answer 6

Continental

Question 7

This designates water

Answer 7

Maritime

Question 8

Four basic types of air masses

Answer 8

Continental polar (cP), continental tropical (cT), maritime polar (mP), and maritime tropical (mT).

Question 9

Localized storms that bring snow near shores

Answer 9

Lake-effect snows

Question 10

A folk name for when New England is on the northern or northwestern edge of a passing low and the cyclonic winds draw in maritime polar air

Answer 10

North-easter/Nor’easter