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Maritime polar (mP) air masses have their greatest influence in the eastern United States.
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False
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Visibility is generally better in a w air mass than in a k air mass.
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False
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If an air mass were to form over land in the equatoral region, it would most likely be more characteristic of a maritime air mass than a continental air mass.
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True
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The physical properties of an air mass are independent of its place of origin.
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False
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The continental U.S is not an air mass source region.
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True
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The boundary of an air mass is a region of especially active weather.
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True
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When an air mass is warmer than the surface over which it moves, an inversion is likely.
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True
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An air mass with the designation k is likely to become more unstable.
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True
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Continental polar air masses do not form in the summer in North America.
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False
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The properties of air masses change little, even if they travel thousands of kilometers.
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False
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CP and cA air masses are never experienced in the southern U.S.
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False
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Continental polar (cP) air masses seldom influence the weather south of the Great Lakes.
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False
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To qualify as an air mass, a large body of air must have the same temperature at the same altitude, even if the body of air is 1,000 kilometers wide.
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False
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Continental tropical (cT) air masses are associated with summer drought conditions in the southern Great Plains.
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True
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In the middle latitudes, atmospheric disturbances occur at the boundary zones separating air masses.
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True
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