wx 201 Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers

wx 201 Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers What type of air mass would be responsible for refreshing cool, dry breezes after a long summer hot spell in the Central Plains? - Answer-cP Clear sunny days with very cold nights would be associated with what type of air mass? - Answer-cP The coldest of all air masses is - Answer-cA Which of the following statements is most plausible? - Answer-In winter, cA source regions have lower temperatures than cP source regions. Which air mass would show the most dramatic change in both temperature and moisture content as it moves over a large body of very warm water? - Answer-cP in winter One would expect a cP air mass to be - Answer-cold and dry. An air mass is characterized by similar properties of ____ and ____ in any horizontal direction. - Answer-temperature; humidity Occluded fronts may form when - Answer-a cold front overtakes a warm front. Compared to an mP air mass, mT air is - Answer-warmer and moister