Name: ___________________________
Review Worksheet
1. List some air mass properties
2. What are the two main air mass source categories? What are their
characteristics?
3. Match the following air masses with their characteristics. There may be more
than one number for each air mass; each number should be used only once.
a. Continental Polar (cP)
vi.
Form over oceans at high
b. Continental arctic (cA)
latitudes, cool to cold and
c. Maritime Polar Air (mP)
humid
d. Maritime Tropical Air (mT)
vii.
These systems run into
e. Continental Tropical Air (cT)
west coast mountains and
dump lost of snow
i.
Can lead to large snowfall
(Orographic forcing)
ii.
Cold and dry air mass
viii. Strong winds and blowing
iii.
In North America, this air
snows can lead to blizzards
mass is formed in
ix.
Stable air mass leads to
southwest and come from
oppressive heat wave
Canada
x.
The Eastern US is strong
iv.
Form over tropical and
affected by this
subtropical deserts and
xi.
Air mass is hot and dry
plateaus
v.
Sometimes called “Siberian
Express”
4. In a front, why does warm air flow over a cold air mass?
5. What’s a dry line? How is it formed?
Name: ___________________________
6. Describe Cyclogenesis
7. Describe the different types of fronts and draw the symbols. What’s the
difference between a cold type occluded front and warm type occluded front?
8. Fill in the table below
Warm Front
Winds
Before Passing
While Passing
After Passing
Precipitation
Before Passing
While Passing
After Passing
Pressure
Before Passing
While Passing
After Passing
Cold Front