Air Masses

Today you learned about the four main types of air masses. Answer the following questions in your blog:

1. What are the four main types of air masses? What does each letter stand for?
2. Which kind of air mass(es) do you think brings hurricanes?
3. Which kind of air mass(es) do you think brings drought?
4. Which kind of air mass(es) brings lake-effect snowstorms?
5. Today we learned about the four main types of air masses. In reality, there any many more than four. What are two others? Explain them.

Click here to learn about each air mass that affects North America. There is a good Question and Answer section at the bottom of the page.