MP Air Masses

question 106

Multiple Choice

mP air masses

• A)are colder than cP masses.
• B)are drier than cP masses.
• C)can produce northeasters on the Atlantic Coast of North America.
• D)rarely affect North America.

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Definitions:

Lungs Collapse

Lung collapse, also known as pneumothorax, occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, causing the lung to collapse.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and returns carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Bicarbonate Ions

A significant metabolic intermediate that regulates blood pH, involved in buffering systems, and represented chemically as HCO3-.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood in which the blood cells are suspended, containing water, salts, enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins.