Question 1

Prior to making landfall,Hurricane Sandy characteristics changed and it was classified as a

Accepted Answer

A) tropical depression. 
B) post-tropical cyclone. 
C) typhoon. 
D) midlatitude anticyclone. 
A) tropical depression. 
B) post-tropical cyclone. 
C) typhoon. 
D) midlatitude anticyclone.

Question 2

Prior to making landfall,the characteristics of Hurricane Sandy changed and it was,therefore,reclassified as a post-tropical storm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Vacuum suction 
B) Capillary action 
C) Barometric pressure 
D) Surface tension 
A) Vacuum suction 
B) Capillary action 
C) Barometric pressure 
D) Surface tension

Question 4

Which of the following is a high altitude cloud?

Accepted Answer

A) Cirrus 
B) Altocumulus 
C) Cumulus 
D) Stratus 
A) Cirrus 
B) Altocumulus 
C) Cumulus 
D) Stratus

Question 5

Describe the typical life cycle of a midlatitude cyclone in North America,beginning with cyclogenesis and ending with the cycloneʹs dissolution.

Accepted Answer

Cyclogenesis: Disturbance develops along

Question 6

Which of the following cloud type is associated with rain?

Accepted Answer

A) Cirrostratus 
B) Stratocumulus 
C) Cirrus 
D) Lenticular 
E) Cumulonimbus 
A) Cirrostratus 
B) Stratocumulus 
C) Cirrus 
D) Lenticular 
E) Cumulonimbus

Question 7

In the open stage of a midlatitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere,warm air begins to move northward along an advancing front,while cold air advances southward to the west of the center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Before a hurricane forms,upper-level divergence above an easterly wave

Accepted Answer

A) moves west to east. 
B) pulls moisture into the system. 
C) weakens vertical convective circulation. 
D) causes the system to dissipate. 
A) moves west to east. 
B) pulls moisture into the system. 
C) weakens vertical convective circulation. 
D) causes the system to dissipate.

Question 9

Hydrogen bonding results from the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear fusion occurs between the ends of water molecules. 
B) the hydrogen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the oxygen end is negatively charged. 
C) there is no electrical charge on a water molecule. 
D) the oxygen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the hydrogen end is negatively charged. 
E) water molecules experience a strong gravitational attraction to one another. 
A) nuclear fusion occurs between the ends of water molecules. 
B) the hydrogen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the oxygen end is negatively charged. 
C) there is no electrical charge on a water molecule. 
D) the oxygen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the hydrogen end is negatively charged. 
E) water molecules experience a strong gravitational attraction to one another.

Question 10

The general term that refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain in place or change its initial position is

Accepted Answer

A) adiabatic. 
B) conditional instability. 
C) stasis. 
D) stability. 
A) adiabatic. 
B) conditional instability. 
C) stasis. 
D) stability.

Question 11

Hail forms

Accepted Answer

A) from repeated circulation of raindrops above and below the freezing level in a cloud. 
B) when water vapor sublimates (deposits)inside a cirrus cloud. 
C) when water falls from a cloud and freezes during its fall to the ground. 
D) every time water condenses onto dust particles. 
A) from repeated circulation of raindrops above and below the freezing level in a cloud. 
B) when water vapor sublimates (deposits)inside a cirrus cloud. 
C) when water falls from a cloud and freezes during its fall to the ground. 
D) every time water condenses onto dust particles.

Question 12

Urban heat islands can contribute to convectional lifting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The topography and latitudinal position of North America are important factors in air mass interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The two opposing forces determining the vertical position of a parcel of air are

Accepted Answer

A) buoyant force and gravitational force. 
B) centrifugal force and coriolis force. 
C) gravitational force and pressure gradient force. 
D) coriolis force and buoyant force. 
A) buoyant force and gravitational force. 
B) centrifugal force and coriolis force. 
C) gravitational force and pressure gradient force. 
D) coriolis force and buoyant force.

Question 15

-The weather station symbol symbolized by B is a(n)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The latent heat of melting and the latent heat of freezing involve the absorption or release of______calories per gram of water changing state.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 540 
C) 80 
D) 585 
A) 100 
B) 540 
C) 80 
D) 585

Question 17

-The weather station symbol symbolized by C is a(n)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Orographic lifting produces the worldʹs highest precipitation amounts and averages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A mT air mass is likely to be______ than a cT air mass because the mT air mass______ .

Accepted Answer

A) drier; forms under the equatorial low 
B) hotter; forms over the ocean 
C) drier; is a cold air mass 
D) wetter; is warmer than the cT air mass 
E) wetter; forms over the ocean 
A) drier; forms under the equatorial low 
B) hotter; forms over the ocean 
C) drier; is a cold air mass 
D) wetter; is warmer than the cT air mass 
E) wetter; forms over the ocean

Question 20

Thunderheads are cumulonimbus clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Prior to making landfall,Hurricane Sandy characteristics changed and it was classified as a

Prior to making landfall,the characteristics of Hurricane Sandy changed and it was,therefore,reclassified as a post-tropical storm.

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Which of the following is a high altitude cloud?

Describe the typical life cycle of a midlatitude cyclone in North America,beginning with cyclogenesis and ending with the cycloneʹs dissolution.

Which of the following cloud type is associated with rain?

In the open stage of a midlatitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere,warm air begins to move northward along an advancing front,while cold air advances southward to the west of the center.

Before a hurricane forms,upper-level divergence above an easterly wave

Hydrogen bonding results from the fact that

The general term that refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain in place or change its initial position is

Hail forms

Urban heat islands can contribute to convectional lifting.

The topography and latitudinal position of North America are important factors in air mass interactions.

The two opposing forces determining the vertical position of a parcel of air are

-The weather station symbol symbolized by B is a(n)

The latent heat of melting and the latent heat of freezing involve the absorption or release of______calories per gram of water changing state.

-The weather station symbol symbolized by C is a(n)

Orographic lifting produces the worldʹs highest precipitation amounts and averages.

A mT air mass is likely to be than a cT air mass because the mT air mass .

Thunderheads are cumulonimbus clouds.

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Prior to making landfall,Hurricane Sandy characteristics changed and it was classified as a

Prior to making landfall,the characteristics of Hurricane Sandy changed and it was,therefore,reclassified as a post-tropical storm.

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Which of the following is a high altitude cloud?

Describe the typical life cycle of a midlatitude cyclone in North America,beginning with cyclogenesis and ending with the cycloneʹs dissolution.

Which of the following cloud type is associated with rain?

In the open stage of a midlatitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere,warm air begins to move northward along an advancing front,while cold air advances southward to the west of the center.

Before a hurricane forms,upper-level divergence above an easterly wave

Hydrogen bonding results from the fact that

The general term that refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain in place or change its initial position is

Hail forms

Urban heat islands can contribute to convectional lifting.

The topography and latitudinal position of North America are important factors in air mass interactions.

The two opposing forces determining the vertical position of a parcel of air are

-The weather station symbol symbolized by B is a(n)

The latent heat of melting and the latent heat of freezing involve the absorption or release of______calories per gram of water changing state.

-The weather station symbol symbolized by C is a(n)

Orographic lifting produces the worldʹs highest precipitation amounts and averages.

A mT air mass is likely to be______ than a cT air mass because the mT air mass______ .

Thunderheads are cumulonimbus clouds.

The Science of Geography

The Solar System,sun,and Earth

Energy Balance Essentials

Wind Essentials

Water on Earth

Review of Earthʹs Climate System

Population Growth and Fossil Fuel Burning the Setting for Climate Change

The Pace of Change

Earthʹs Surface Relief Features

Landmass Denudation

Drainage Basins and Drainage Patterns

Global Oceans and Seas

Snow Into Ice--The Basis of Glaciers

Soil Development and Soil Profiles

Energy Flows and Nutrient Cycles

Biogeographic Divisions

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A mT air mass is likely to be than a cT air mass because the mT air mass .