WEAX 201, Mod 7, Ch 11
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1. a good source reigon for an air mass generally flat areas of uniform com-
would be: position with light surface winds
mountains with deep valleys and
strong surface winds
generally flat areas of uniform compo-
sition with light surface winds
hilly with deep valleys and light winds
generally flat area of uniform compo-
sition with strong surface winds
2. the origin of cP and cA air masses that northern canada and alaska
enter the U.S is
3. continental polar and continental artic are very similar
air masses:
4. in winter continental artic source re- have lower temperatures than con-
gions : tinental polar source regions
5. t or f: In an exceptionally cold winter false
during which the Great Lakes were en-
tirely covered by ice, lake effect snows
would be expected in extremely high
frequency and intensity.
6. compared to an mP air mass, mT air is: warmer and moister
7. the greatest contrast in both tempera- cT and mT
ture and moisture will occur along the
boundary seperating which air mass-
es:
8. An air mass is characterized by similar temperature , moisture
properties of ____ and ____ in any hor-
izontal direction:
9. one would expect a cP air mass to be: cold and dry
cold and dry
cold and moist
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, WEAX 201, Mod 7, Ch 11
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warm and dry
warm and moist
10. Which air mass would show the most cP in winter
dramatic change in both temperature
and moisture content as it moves over
a large body of very warm water?
11. the coldest of all air masses is: cA
12. What type of air mass would be cP
responsible for refreshing cool, dry
breezes after a long summer hot spell
in the Central Plains?
13. Record breaking low temperatures are cP
associated with which air mass?
mT
mP
cP
cT
14. clear sunny days with very cold nights cP
would be associated with what type of
air mass:
15. Cumuliform cloud development would cP air mass moving over warm wa-
be most likely in which of the follow- ter
ing?
16. Lake-effect snows are best developed late fall and early winter when cold,
around the Great Lakes during dry polar air moves over the rela-
tively warm water.
17. The lake effect occurs when ____ air a cP, warm
mass moves over a ____ body of water.
18. Wintertime mP air masses are less the prevailing winds aloft are west-
common along the Atlantic coast of erly.
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