Question 1

Continental polar air masses can affect weather as far south as___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  the Texas panhandle 
B)  the Dakotas 
C)  the Great Plains 
D)  These air masses can affect weather throughout the entire United States. 
A)  the Texas panhandle 
B)  the Dakotas 
C)  the Great Plains 
D)  These air masses can affect weather throughout the entire United States.

Question 2

When the center of circulation of a midlatitude cyclone just passes to your south, you expect ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a constantly rising barometer until the cyclone passes then falling barometer 
B)  warming conditions during light to moderate rain with a falling barometer followed by a northwest wind and rising barometer 
C)  winds shifting from the east or northeast to northwest during rainy or snowy. weather 
D)  winds shifting from the south or southeast to the west or northwest with abrupt cooling at the passage of a cold front 
A)  a constantly rising barometer until the cyclone passes then falling barometer 
B)  warming conditions during light to moderate rain with a falling barometer followed by a northwest wind and rising barometer 
C)  winds shifting from the east or northeast to northwest during rainy or snowy. weather 
D)  winds shifting from the south or southeast to the west or northwest with abrupt cooling at the passage of a cold front

Question 3

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical storm 
B)  tornado 
C)  hurricane 
D)  tropical depression 
A)  tropical storm 
B)  tornado 
C)  hurricane 
D)  tropical depression

Question 4

In Hurricane Katrina, the storm came ashore heading almost due north and the eye passed between the towns of Slidell, Louisiana and Waveland, Mississippi. Slidell, LA suffered heavy flooding and moderate wind damage while Waveland, MS was totally destroyed without a single building standing within 200m of the coastline. Both cities experienced the eyewall of the storm where the winds are strongest, so why was the destruction so different?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slidell must be a sheltered coastline, or protected behind a levee system. 
B)  Slidell was just lucky and experienced a temporary lull in the storm. 
C)  Waveland caught the right front quadrant of the storm, with maximum storm surge and wind. 
D)  Waveland must have been at a lower elevation than Slidell. 
A)  Slidell must be a sheltered coastline, or protected behind a levee system. 
B)  Slidell was just lucky and experienced a temporary lull in the storm. 
C)  Waveland caught the right front quadrant of the storm, with maximum storm surge and wind. 
D)  Waveland must have been at a lower elevation than Slidell.

Question 5

"Rain long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past." The first five words of this weather proverb___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  refer to a warm front 
B)  refer to a cold front 
C)  have no basis in fact 
D)  refer to an anticyclone 
A)  refer to a warm front 
B)  refer to a cold front 
C)  have no basis in fact 
D)  refer to an anticyclone

Question 6

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of front is illustrated in...

Question 7

An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  mT 
B)  cP 
C)  cT 
D)  mP 
A)  mT 
B)  cP 
C)  cT 
D)  mP

Question 8

Because surface winds circulate around a midlatitude cyclone, why do they move from west to east across North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bermuda high in the Atlantic ocean forces circulation it, which steers the storm systems in North America. 
B)  The storm is forced toward the warm arm mass, which "pulls" the storm toward it to the east. 
C)  The winds aloft, particularly the jet stream, move from west to east and steer the storm system. 
D)  The continental polar air mass that "pushes" the cold front drive the storm east. 
A)  The Bermuda high in the Atlantic ocean forces circulation it, which steers the storm systems in North America. 
B)  The storm is forced toward the warm arm mass, which "pulls" the storm toward it to the east. 
C)  The winds aloft, particularly the jet stream, move from west to east and steer the storm system. 
D)  The continental polar air mass that "pushes" the cold front drive the storm east.

Question 9

In the Gulf Coast region of the United States cold fronts intense spring floods are often associated with a phenomenon known locally as "training" where thunderstorms form along a line and follow the same line for hours. This is a classic example of severe weather along a___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricane 
B)  warm front 
C)  stationary front 
D)  cold front 
A)  hurricane 
B)  warm front 
C)  stationary front 
D)  cold front

Question 10

At any given moment on Earth, there are about ___________active thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 
B)  2000 
C)  1000 
D)  4000 
A)  3000 
B)  2000 
C)  1000 
D)  4000

Question 11

Lightning rarely occurs in the___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  polar regions 
B)  ocean 
C)  tropics 
D)  mid latitudes 
A)  polar regions 
B)  ocean 
C)  tropics 
D)  mid latitudes

Question 12

Tornadoes are most often generated along the ___________front of a middle- latitude cyclone.

Accepted Answer

A)  cold 
B)  stationary 
C)  warm 
D)  occluded 
A)  cold 
B)  stationary 
C)  warm 
D)  occluded

Question 13

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  stationary front 
B)  cold front 
C)  warm front 
D)  occluded front 
A)  stationary front 
B)  cold front 
C)  warm front 
D)  occluded front

Question 14

An occluded front is depicted on a weather map as a line with___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  triangular points on one side 
B)  semicircles on one side and triangular points on the other side. 
C)  circular points on one side 
D)  circular and triangular points on the same side 
A)  triangular points on one side 
B)  semicircles on one side and triangular points on the other side. 
C)  circular points on one side 
D)  circular and triangular points on the same side

Question 15

Vortices within a tornado vortex, called___________ vortices, often cause the greatest destruction within a given tornado.

Accepted Answer

A)  mesocyclone 
B)  shear 
C)  polar 
D)  suction 
A)  mesocyclone 
B)  shear 
C)  polar 
D)  suction

Question 16

The eye of a hurricane is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  along the leading edge of the storm 
B)  the portion with the highest wind speeds 
C)  the area of most intense rainfall 
D)  warmer than the rest of the storm 
A)  along the leading edge of the storm 
B)  the portion with the highest wind speeds 
C)  the area of most intense rainfall 
D)  warmer than the rest of the storm

Question 17

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of front is illustrated in...

Question 18

Thunderstorms are usually associated with ___________clouds.

Accepted Answer

A)  nimbostratus 
B)  cirrostratus 
C)  cumulonimbus 
D)  cirrus 
A)  nimbostratus 
B)  cirrostratus 
C)  cumulonimbus 
D)  cirrus

Question 19

Air masses that form in the Gulf of Mexico are classified as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mT 
B)  cT 
C)  cP 
D)  mP 
A)  mT 
B)  cT 
C)  cP 
D)  mP

Question 20

Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricane 
B)  middle- latitude cyclone 
C)  tornado 
D)  All should have equally steep pressure gradients. 
A)  hurricane 
B)  middle- latitude cyclone 
C)  tornado 
D)  All should have equally steep pressure gradients.

Exam 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

Continental polar air masses can affect weather as far south as___________ .

When the center of circulation of a midlatitude cyclone just passes to your south, you expect ___________.

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

"Rain long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past." The first five words of this weather proverb___________ .

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled___________ .

Because surface winds circulate around a midlatitude cyclone, why do they move from west to east across North America?

In the Gulf Coast region of the United States cold fronts intense spring floods are often associated with a phenomenon known locally as "training" where thunderstorms form along a line and follow the same line for hours. This is a classic example of severe weather along a___________ .

At any given moment on Earth, there are about ___________active thunderstorms.

Lightning rarely occurs in the___________ .

Tornadoes are most often generated along the ___________front of a middle- latitude cyclone.

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

An occluded front is depicted on a weather map as a line with___________ .

Vortices within a tornado vortex, called___________ vortices, often cause the greatest destruction within a given tornado.

The eye of a hurricane is ___________.

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

Thunderstorms are usually associated with ___________clouds.

Air masses that form in the Gulf of Mexico are classified as ___________.

Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

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