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Q: Why are Canadian air masses considered to be dry air masses?
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What type of air masses affect wet and dry climate?

dry continental air masses.


What are the 5 types of air masses?

The five types of air masses are polar, tropical, maritime, continental, and arctic. Polar air masses are cold and dry, tropical air masses are warm and dry, maritime air masses are warm and moist, continental air masses are dry and cold, and arctic air masses are extremely cold and dry.


What air masses blow over North Africa southwest Asia and Central Asia?

Dry continental air masses. Much of the land is desert with a dry, hot climate.


Which air masses bring dry cold air from Siberia?

southwest monsson


Why are continental air masses dry?

because continental air mass forms over land so it is dry


Continental tropic air masses can be characterized by?

Continental Tropical air masses (cT) A continental tropical air mass forms in the interior of subtropical continents at about 15o to 35o north and south latitude. They are hot and dry air masses due to the temperature and moisture characteristics at their source region.


What air masses blow over North Africa Southwest Asia and Central Asia and how have they affected the land?

Dry continental air masses. Much of the land is desert with a dry, hot climate.


What kind of air are air masses that form over Canada usually made of?

cold and dry


Do cold dry air masses sink or rise?

cold air sinks as denser - warm air rises


What kind of air would be characteristic of a continental polar air mass?

Continental polar masses are cold and dry air masses because the cold air cannot hold much moisture. As they move into warmer air, they can trigger precipitation.


What is an air mass that forms over dry land?

Continental air masses. Tropical air masses form over water.


What are the characteristics of the 4 types of air masses?

warm and hummid, cool and huimid, warm and dry, cool and dry