Air Masses

Objectives:• Students will learn and become familiar with the four air masses: cold and dry; cold and humid; hot and dry; and hot and humid.• Students will learn that air masses have specific characteristics: temperature and humidity, the leading edge of the air mass is called the front, a front is the boundary between two air masses, and movement of air masses brings certain weather conditions with it. National Science Education Standards: All students should develop: abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, properties of earth materials, and changes in earth and sky