Exam 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

"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?

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

An mP air mass is ________.

On a weather map, ________ fronts are shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side.

The precipitation associated with a warm front typically arrives ________ the actual frontal boundary.

The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the central United States are ________.

When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation, a(n) ________ is issued for areas covering about 65,000 square kilometers.

The new generation of weather radar that is capable of detecting motion directly is called ________ radar.

In some parts of the world hurricanes are called typhoons or cyclones.

If an observer sees cirrus clouds, followed later by cirrostratus, and then altostratus, he or she is witnessing the approach of a ________ front.