Air Masses

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-2, MS-PS1-4

Standards-aligned

Stacy Reed

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22 Slides • 20 Questions

Multiple Choice

I am a large body of air that has the same temperature/humidity in a given area. What am I?

Air Mass

Front

Climate

Weather

Multiple Choice

An air mass is a large body of air that has

a similar temperature

similar pressure

similar humidity

All of these

Land = Continental

Water = Maritime

Multiple Choice

A humid air mass form over the.....

Ocean

Land

Atmosphere

Under Water

Multiple Choice

A dry air mass forms over the.....

Ocean

Land

Atmosphere

Under Water

Multiple Choice

Which air mass is higher in humidity?

purple

blue

green

yellow

Drag and Drop

An air mass that forms over land will have

air and an air mass that forms over oceans will have

air

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

dry

humid

cool

hot

stormy

Multiple Choice

Air masses that form near the Poles are called -

Tropical

Polar

Continental

Maritime

Labeling

Match the Description to the Air Mass.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Cold and Wet

Cold and Dry

Hot and Dry

Hot and Wet

Categorize

Options (16)

Maritime Tropical

Hot and humid

Continental Tropical

Hot and Dry

Maritime Polar

Cold and Humid

Continental Polar

Cold and Dry

Caribbean Sea

Arizona Desert

North Sea

Arctic Tundra

Sort each answer into the correct air mass category

Multiple Choice

What is an air mass?

a part of the atmosphere that goes to church

part of the atmosphere that is super heavy

a huge volume of air that has a uniform temperature and humidity at a given altitude

the weight of the air as it presses down on Earth

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

Maritime m forms over water/wet

TRUE

FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

Continental c forms over land/dry

TRUE

FLASE

Categorize

Options (6)

less dense

rises

more dense

sinks

warmer air

cooler air

Use your knowledge and notes to match the descriptions of each type of air mass.

warm air mass

cold air mass

Multiple Choice

What do the green areas represent on the map of North America?

Water

Land

Cities

Mountains

Drag and Drop

Describe the air mass.

Temp would be

Moisture would be

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

cold

dry

warm

hot

humid

Multiple Choice

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

Dry

Wet

Cold

Warm

Hotspot

CLICK

MARITIME POLAR AIR MASS

Multiple Choice

What is a maritime tropical (mT) air mass?

dry air mass

Wet and warm air mass that forms over water

unstable, warm, dry air mass that forms unstable, warm, dry air mass that forms over land

Winter - warm and dry

Hotspot

CLICK

MARITIME TROPICAL AIR MASS

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