Question

study the image of an air mass. which major type of air mass is moving into the area? maritime polar continental polar maritime tropical continental tropical

Explanation:

• Maritime polar: Forms over cold ocean waters. Brings cool, moist air.
• Continental polar: Forms over cold land. Brings cold, dry air.
• Maritime tropical: Forms over warm ocean waters. Brings warm, moist air.
• Continental tropical: Forms over warm land. Brings warm, dry air.

Since the air mass in the image is cold, we can eliminate maritime tropical and continental tropical (both warm). Now, considering source - if it were continental polar (cold and dry), it would form over land. But the movement and characteristics (the general understanding from typical air - mass knowledge, as the image shows a cold air mass moving, and maritime polar is a common cold - air mass that can move over regions).

Answer:

maritime polar