Question 1

Hurricane Wilma had the lowest measured pressure for an Atlantic basin hurricane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

-Which site is experiencing strong rain and wind from the northwest?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 3

Which hurricane holds the Atlantic basin record for most damage (cost)?

Accepted Answer

A) Hurricane Wilma 
B) Hurricane Ioke 
C) Hurricane Floyd 
D) Hurricane Camille 
E) Hurricane Katrina 
A) Hurricane Wilma 
B) Hurricane Ioke 
C) Hurricane Floyd 
D) Hurricane Camille 
E) Hurricane Katrina

Question 4

Which of the following is true of tropical cyclones?

Accepted Answer

A) sea surface temperatures must exceed 16 degrees Celsius for one to form. 
B) they form around an intense high pressure center at the surface. 
C) worldwide,about 10% of all tropical disturbances could become tropical cyclones. 
D) they have hit Brazil,France,and Hudson Bay. 
E) they travel in a north-south direction. 
A) sea surface temperatures must exceed 16 degrees Celsius for one to form. 
B) they form around an intense high pressure center at the surface. 
C) worldwide,about 10% of all tropical disturbances could become tropical cyclones. 
D) they have hit Brazil,France,and Hudson Bay. 
E) they travel in a north-south direction.

Question 5

An air mass is a mass of air that may extend through the lower half of the troposphere and is homogenous in terms of temperature and humidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

With respect to the three main lifting (cooling)mechanisms (local heating,orographic,and frontal),which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) the greatest average annual rainfall on Earth is due to local heating and frontal activity. 
B) a single convectional storm triggered by local heating affects large geographical regions. 
C) all three mechanisms do not occur within North America. 
D) given the necessary physical requirements,orographic precipitation is usually the most consistent type of the three. 
E) given the necessary physical requirements,frontal precipitation is usually the most consistent type of the three. 
A) the greatest average annual rainfall on Earth is due to local heating and frontal activity. 
B) a single convectional storm triggered by local heating affects large geographical regions. 
C) all three mechanisms do not occur within North America. 
D) given the necessary physical requirements,orographic precipitation is usually the most consistent type of the three. 
E) given the necessary physical requirements,frontal precipitation is usually the most consistent type of the three.

Question 7

Tornadoes in the Canada occur as a result of the interaction of warm,moist ________ air masses with cold,dry ________ air masses,respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) mT cP 
B) cP mT 
C) mP cP 
D) mT mP 
E) cA cP 
A) mT cP 
B) cP mT 
C) mP cP 
D) mT mP 
E) cA cP

Question 8

Which of the following was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane of the last 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A) Hurricane Mitch 
B) Hurricane Bonnie 
C) Hurricane Andrew 
D) Hurricane Camille 
E) Hurricane Katrina 
A) Hurricane Mitch 
B) Hurricane Bonnie 
C) Hurricane Andrew 
D) Hurricane Camille 
E) Hurricane Katrina

Question 9

-Which of the following is true regarding wave-cyclone development,intensification,and strengthening?

Accepted Answer

A) the process cannot occur along the polar front. 
B) Terragenesis is the name for this process. 
C) a midlatitude cyclone,from birth to maturity to dissolution,takes an average of a month. 
D) a midlatitude cyclone involves two fronts and three air masses. 
E) the cyclonic motion is not related to pressure gradient force. 
A) the process cannot occur along the polar front. 
B) Terragenesis is the name for this process. 
C) a midlatitude cyclone,from birth to maturity to dissolution,takes an average of a month. 
D) a midlatitude cyclone involves two fronts and three air masses. 
E) the cyclonic motion is not related to pressure gradient force.

Question 10

Given a cP air mass and cT air mass with the same relative humidity,which air mass would have higher specific humidity?

Accepted Answer

A) the cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
B) the cT air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
C) the specific humidity of both would be the same because their relative humidities are the same. 
D) it is impossible to say what would usually be true of their specific humidities. 
E) the cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity since it originates in the Pacific. 
A) the cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
B) the cT air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
C) the specific humidity of both would be the same because their relative humidities are the same. 
D) it is impossible to say what would usually be true of their specific humidities. 
E) the cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity since it originates in the Pacific.

Question 11

The direction of travel of midlatitude wave cyclones is controlled largely by the polar jet stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Canada,intense weather is caused by

Accepted Answer

A) tornadoes,hurricanes,blizzards,ice storms,and floods. 
B) blizzards,ice storms,and floods only. 
C) blizzards in winter and tornadoes in summer. 
D) hurricanes and ice storms only. 
E) blizzards and ice storms only. 
A) tornadoes,hurricanes,blizzards,ice storms,and floods. 
B) blizzards,ice storms,and floods only. 
C) blizzards in winter and tornadoes in summer. 
D) hurricanes and ice storms only. 
E) blizzards and ice storms only.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the occluded stage of a midlatitude cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A) it occurs when the cold front overruns the slower moving warm front. 
B) it occurs as soon as air begins to be uplifted along the cold front. 
C) it occurs at the time when the cold front and warm front are clearly and distinctly separated from one another. 
D) this stage is characteristic of an early stage of cyclone development. 
E) it occurs when the lifting mechanism is cut off from the warm air mass that was its source of energy and moisture. 
A) it occurs when the cold front overruns the slower moving warm front. 
B) it occurs as soon as air begins to be uplifted along the cold front. 
C) it occurs at the time when the cold front and warm front are clearly and distinctly separated from one another. 
D) this stage is characteristic of an early stage of cyclone development. 
E) it occurs when the lifting mechanism is cut off from the warm air mass that was its source of energy and moisture.

Question 14

The frequency of tornadoes in North America has been increasing over the last ten or so years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hurricanes are perhaps the most impressive weather event on Earth.Write an essay in which you first examine the typical conditions that spawn hurricanes in the Atlantic.Then give the physical characteristics of a hurricane and examine why it can be so devastating to land.

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes are indeed one of the most im

Question 16

After  a cold front passes,the temperature ________ and the pressure ________ (relative to the conditions that existed prior to the passage of the front).

Accepted Answer

A) increases increases 
B) increases decreases 
C) decreases increases 
D) decreases decreases 
A) increases increases 
B) increases decreases 
C) decreases increases 
D) decreases decreases

Question 17

-The weather conditions along point D are described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) strong shifting winds,and warm air abruptly lifted by colder air 
B) warm air being lifted gently and steadily over cooler air 
C) an area of clear skies and north winds 
D) mT air mass,warm,wet,and humid from the Gulf states 
E) rapidly falling air pressure and increasingly cloudy skies. 
A) strong shifting winds,and warm air abruptly lifted by colder air 
B) warm air being lifted gently and steadily over cooler air 
C) an area of clear skies and north winds 
D) mT air mass,warm,wet,and humid from the Gulf states 
E) rapidly falling air pressure and increasingly cloudy skies.

Question 18

Write an essay that discusses the formation of mesocyclones and tornadoes,and also examines how scientists rank the intensity of tornadoes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write an essay that discusses the formation...

Question 19

To what extent was Hurricane Katrina a natural disaster? To what extent was it caused by humans?

Accepted Answer

The answer of To what extent was Hurricane Katrina a...

Question 20

Tornadoes

Accepted Answer

A) are rarely associated with hurricanes. 
B) are associated with mesocyclones. 
C) do not occur anywhere else in the world outside of the North America. 
D) are called funnel clouds after they come in contact with the ground. 
E) are created by hurricanes that move over land. 
A) are rarely associated with hurricanes. 
B) are associated with mesocyclones. 
C) do not occur anywhere else in the world outside of the North America. 
D) are called funnel clouds after they come in contact with the ground. 
E) are created by hurricanes that move over land.

Exam 8: Weather

Hurricane Wilma had the lowest measured pressure for an Atlantic basin hurricane.

-Which site is experiencing strong rain and wind from the northwest?

Which hurricane holds the Atlantic basin record for most damage (cost)?

Which of the following is true of tropical cyclones?

An air mass is a mass of air that may extend through the lower half of the troposphere and is homogenous in terms of temperature and humidity.

With respect to the three main lifting (cooling)mechanisms (local heating,orographic,and frontal),which of the following is correct?

Tornadoes in the Canada occur as a result of the interaction of warm,moist ________ air masses with cold,dry ________ air masses,respectively.

Which of the following was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane of the last 100 years?

-Which of the following is true regarding wave-cyclone development,intensification,and strengthening?

Given a cP air mass and cT air mass with the same relative humidity,which air mass would have higher specific humidity?

The direction of travel of midlatitude wave cyclones is controlled largely by the polar jet stream.

In Canada,intense weather is caused by

Which of the following is true of the occluded stage of a midlatitude cyclone?

The frequency of tornadoes in North America has been increasing over the last ten or so years.

Hurricanes are perhaps the most impressive weather event on Earth.Write an essay in which you first examine the typical conditions that spawn hurricanes in the Atlantic.Then give the physical characteristics of a hurricane and examine why it can be so devastating to land.

After a cold front passes,the temperature ________ and the pressure ________ (relative to the conditions that existed prior to the passage of the front).

-The weather conditions along point D are described by which of the following?

Write an essay that discusses the formation of mesocyclones and tornadoes,and also examines how scientists rank the intensity of tornadoes.

To what extent was Hurricane Katrina a natural disaster? To what extent was it caused by humans?

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Tornadoes in the Canada occur as a result of the interaction of warm,moist air masses with cold,dry air masses,respectively.

After a cold front passes,the temperature and the pressure (relative to the conditions that existed prior to the passage of the front).