The seeds and leaves of the fennel plant both have a licorice flavor, although the flavor of fennel is milder and somewhat sweeter than anise. Fennel seeds are actually a spice, although the leaves, stalks and roots of the plant are known as a herb.
Definition of air mass. : a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles horizontally and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and maintaining as it travels nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level.
pressure at any given height is called an air mass. A single air mass may spread over millions of square kilometers and be up to 10 kilometers deep. Types of Air Masses Scientists classify air masses according to two characteristics: temperature and humidity. Four major types of air masses influence the weather in North America: maritime tropical, continental tropical, maritime polar, and continental polar. The characteristics of an air mass depend on the temperatures and moisture content of the region over which the air mass forms. Remember that temperature affects air pressure. Cold, dense air has