What do the letters k and w signify when added to an air mass identifier?

What will be an ideal response?


A k indicates that the air mass is colder than the surface underneath and a w indicates that the air mass is warmer than the surface.

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Ice crystals never form

A) in the tropical atmosphere. B) when cloud top temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius. C) when surface temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius. D) in the summer season. E) when cloud base temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius.

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The European "Age of Discovery" ended with ________

A) Christopher Columbus' discovery of the "New World" B) Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe C) Phoenician exploration of the Mediterranean D) Polynesian colonization of Pacific Islands E) Viking voyages to North America

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