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The air mass type most likely to form thunderstorms is...
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MT
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The stability of an air mass can be affected by...
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A, b, and c
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An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico that moves northward over the US in winter would be called...
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MTw
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An ideal source region of air masses should be...
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Physically uniform
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The cP air-mass in North America originates in...
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Interior Alaska and Canada
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When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather, it's experiencing...
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Air-mass weather
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In North America the ___ air mass forms only in the summer.
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CT
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An air mass is a body of air with...
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Similar values of temperature and moisture in the horizontal
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The pronounced cooling that occurs on continents at high latitudes during winter leads to the formation of ___ air masses.
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CP
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The ___ air mass may produce an occasional "northeaster" in the winter.
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MP
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The ___ air mass provides much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern United States.
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MT
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"Lake-effect" snow is associated with the ___ air mass.
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CP
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A cT air mass is...
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Warm and dry
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The coldest and driest winter air-mass in North America is the...
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CA
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The typical amount of time it takes for an air mass to pass over a given area is on the order of a few...
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Days
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