1. ©Mark Place,
Air Masses

2. AIR MASSES
What's the definition?
A large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms.

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:
Word
Means c m T P A
continental
dry
maritime
moist
Tropical
warm
Polar
cold
Arctic
very cold

6. Continental Air Masses originate over LAND Maritime Air Masses originate over BODIES OF WATER Hint: What's the root words in Maritime?

7. What type of air masses are being abbreviated. What do they mean?mT cP

8. High or Low Pressure? mT cP L H

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

12. World Air Mass
Source Regions

15. photo #1

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

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

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

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

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