Air masses and fronts

Compared to a maritime tropical air mass a maritime polar air mass has

A lower tempature and less water vapor

Why do clouds usually form at the leading edge of a cold air mass

Cold air flows under warm air causing the warm air to rise and cool

A cP air mass would most likely originate over which type of earth surface

Cold and dry

A high pressure center is generally characterized by

Cool dry weather

An air mass located over the central United States will most likely move towards

Northeast

If the low pressure center follows a normal storm track it will move towards the

Northeast

A mT air mass would most likely originate over which type of earth surface?

Warm and moist

How do clouds form?

Warm moist air rises It cools below dew point Condensation occurs Poof a cloud!

An airmass from the Gulf of Mexico moving north into New York State has a high relative humidity

Warm tempatures and low pressure

Divergent

Wind blows from the center to the outside of the system

Convergent

Winds blow from outside to the center

Which symbol would be used to identify an air mass originating in central canada

cP