meteorology section 12.1

a large parcel of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms is a(n)

air mass

when an air mass travels over lane or water that has different characteristics than those of its source region, it undergoes

air mass modification

winter - bitter cold, dry summer - cold, dry

arctic

maritime air masses originate over

clouds

winter - very cold, dry summer - cool, dry

continental polar

winter - warm, dry summer - hot, dry

continental tropical

weather is the current state of the lithosphere

false, atmosphere

the tropics are hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of Earth more indirectly

false, directly

an air mass takes on its source region's

landforms

winter - mild, humid summer - cold, humid, cool

maritime polar

winter - warm, humid summer - hot, humid

maritime tropical

long- term variations in weather for a particular area make up the climate of the area

true

meteorology is the study of atmospheric phenomena

true