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©Mark Place, 2009-2010 www.LearnEarthScience.com. Air Masses. AIR MASSES. What's the definition?. A large body of air with similar characteristics throughout. Air masses are classified based on their and amount of. temperature. moisture. Air masses get their characteristics based on.

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  1. ©Mark Place, 2009-2010 www.LearnEarthScience.com Air Masses

  2. AIR MASSES What's the definition? A large body of air with similar characteristics throughout

  3. Air masses are classified based on their and amount of temperature moisture

  4. Air masses get their characteristics based on where they form

  5. The abbreviations used to classify air masses use the following letters: c, m, T, P, and A. For each letter, describe its property: continental dry maritime moist Tropical warm Polar cold Arctic very cold

  6. What would their characteristics be? mT cP warm and moist cold and dry

  7. High or Low Pressure? mT cP H L

  8. What type of air mass would form over each area? Please label. cA mP mP cP cT mT mT mT

  9. World Air Mass Source Regions

  10. Animation #1 http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2001/es2001page01.cfm?chapter_no=20

  11. cP air mass dry, cool air High Pressure Area mT air mass warm, moist air Low Pressure Center

  12. cP air mass dry, cool air High Pressure Area mT air mass warm, moist air Low Pressure Center

  13. cP air mass dry, cool air High Pressure Area mT air mass warm, moist air Low Pressure Center

  14. cP air mass dry, cool air High Pressure Area mT air mass warm, moist air Low Pressure Center

  15. cP air mass dry, cool air High Pressure Area mT air mass warm, moist air Low Pressure Center

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