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vicotolentino

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Define air mass. What is air-mass weather?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Of the following choices, the surface with the HIGHEST albedo is:
 
  A) water (Sun near zenith). B) fresh snow.
  C) grass. D) sand.



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Answer to Question 1

Air masses are large bodies of air (approximately 1600 kilometers or more across, several kilometers thick) that are characterized by similar temperature and moisture at any given altitude. Air mass weather is the constant weather that is caused by an air mass taking several days to move across a region.

Answer to Question 2

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