Question 1

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. 
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.

Question 2

The highest rainfall in the world occurs in an area whose rainfall is generated by

Accepted Answer

A)  advectional cooling of air masses over cold ocean currents. 
B)  orographic uplift of warm, moist air. 
C)  convectional uplift of warm, moist air. 
D)  radiative cooling of cold, moist air. 
A)  advectional cooling of air masses over cold ocean currents. 
B)  orographic uplift of warm, moist air. 
C)  convectional uplift of warm, moist air. 
D)  radiative cooling of cold, moist air.

Question 3

A tornado classified as an EF-5 would have

Accepted Answer

A)  windspeeds greater than 322 kmph (200 mph) with incredible damage. 
B)  windspeeds less than 137 kmph (85 mph) with light damage. 
C)  windspeeds between 218-26 kmph (136-165 mph) with severe damage. 
D)  windspeeds between 178-217 kmph (111-135 mph) with considerable damage. 
A)  windspeeds greater than 322 kmph (200 mph) with incredible damage. 
B)  windspeeds less than 137 kmph (85 mph) with light damage. 
C)  windspeeds between 218-26 kmph (136-165 mph) with severe damage. 
D)  windspeeds between 178-217 kmph (111-135 mph) with considerable damage.

Question 4

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. 
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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

________ are the strongest thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Supercells 
B)  Multicell clusters 
C)  Multicell lines 
D)  Single-cells 
A)  Supercells 
B)  Multicell clusters 
C)  Multicell lines 
D)  Single-cells

Question 7

The wetter, intercepting slope of a mountain is termed the ________ slope, whereas the drier, downwind slope is termed the ________ slope.

Accepted Answer

A)  left side; right side 
B)  west side; east side 
C)  windward; leeward 
D)  leeward; windward 
A)  left side; right side 
B)  west side; east side 
C)  windward; leeward 
D)  leeward; windward

Question 8

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 9

Which of the following is false of tropical cyclones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea surface temperatures must exceed 26°C (79°F) for one to form. 
B)  They form around an intense high pressure center at the surface. 
C)  Storm surges often account for the greatest damage from tropical cyclones. 
D)  They have hit Brazil, France, and Oman. 
A)  Sea surface temperatures must exceed 26°C (79°F) for one to form. 
B)  They form around an intense high pressure center at the surface. 
C)  Storm surges often account for the greatest damage from tropical cyclones. 
D)  They have hit Brazil, France, and Oman.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The hurricane, itself, was a natural dis

Question 11

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st Century as a result of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in global snowfall due to an increase in atmospheric moisture. 
B)  Increased frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones due to increased ocean temperatures. 
C)  Less lake-effect snowfall due to warming waters. 
D)  Decrease in extreme snowfall events (blizzards). 
A)  An increase in global snowfall due to an increase in atmospheric moisture. 
B)  Increased frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones due to increased ocean temperatures. 
C)  Less lake-effect snowfall due to warming waters. 
D)  Decrease in extreme snowfall events (blizzards).

Question 12

Air masses that migrate far from their source regions become modified in physical characteristics and form secondary air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most severe weather in a hurricane occurs in the spiral bands. 
B)  By definition, hurricanes have sustained winds that exceed 65 knots (119 kmph or 74 mph). 
C)  Mature hurricanes develop a central eye of calm conditions (in which it is often possible to see the sky) that is surrounded by a swirling eyewall. 
D)  Tropical cyclones range in diameter from 160 km (100 mi. to 1,000 km (600 mi). 
A)  The most severe weather in a hurricane occurs in the spiral bands. 
B)  By definition, hurricanes have sustained winds that exceed 65 knots (119 kmph or 74 mph). 
C)  Mature hurricanes develop a central eye of calm conditions (in which it is often possible to see the sky) that is surrounded by a swirling eyewall. 
D)  Tropical cyclones range in diameter from 160 km (100 mi. to 1,000 km (600 mi).

Question 14

Cool, moist, and unstable mP air masses average 4.4 g/kg of specific humidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most tornadoes in the United States occur west of the Continental Divide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not a regional name for the most powerful tropical cyclones?

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricane 
B)  easterly wave 
C)  typhoon 
D)  cyclone 
A)  hurricane 
B)  easterly wave 
C)  typhoon 
D)  cyclone

Question 17

Hail forms

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Hurricanes die when they move over land because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Coriolis force is not sufficient to sustain them over land. 
B)  the land temperature is not warm enough to sustain the low pressure system. 
C)  evaporation and subsequent condensation are no longer sufficient to sustain them. 
D)  anticyclonic forces overtake the cyclonic storm. 
A)  the Coriolis force is not sufficient to sustain them over land. 
B)  the land temperature is not warm enough to sustain the low pressure system. 
C)  evaporation and subsequent condensation are no longer sufficient to sustain them. 
D)  anticyclonic forces overtake the cyclonic storm.

Question 19

Present the typical conditions and activities associated with both a cold front and with a warm front.

Accepted Answer

A cold front is the leading edge of a co

Question 20

The dry leeward side of a mountain is often termed a (n)

Accepted Answer

A)  rain shadow. 
B)  chinook. 
C)  front. 
D)  orogeny. 
A)  rain shadow. 
B)  chinook. 
C)  front. 
D)  orogeny.

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

The highest rainfall in the world occurs in an area whose rainfall is generated by

A tornado classified as an EF-5 would have

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

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

________ are the strongest thunderstorms.

The wetter, intercepting slope of a mountain is termed the slope, whereas the drier, downwind slope is termed the slope.

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.

Which of the following is false of tropical cyclones?

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

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st Century as a result of climate change?

Air masses that migrate far from their source regions become modified in physical characteristics and form secondary air masses.

Which of the following is incorrect?

Cool, moist, and unstable mP air masses average 4.4 g/kg of specific humidity.

Most tornadoes in the United States occur west of the Continental Divide.

Which of the following is not a regional name for the most powerful tropical cyclones?

Hail forms

Hurricanes die when they move over land because

Present the typical conditions and activities associated with both a cold front and with a warm front.

The dry leeward side of a mountain is often termed a (n)

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

The highest rainfall in the world occurs in an area whose rainfall is generated by

A tornado classified as an EF-5 would have

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

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

________ are the strongest thunderstorms.

The wetter, intercepting slope of a mountain is termed the ________ slope, whereas the drier, downwind slope is termed the ________ slope.

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.

Which of the following is false of tropical cyclones?

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

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st Century as a result of climate change?

Air masses that migrate far from their source regions become modified in physical characteristics and form secondary air masses.

Which of the following is incorrect?

Cool, moist, and unstable mP air masses average 4.4 g/kg of specific humidity.

Most tornadoes in the United States occur west of the Continental Divide.

Which of the following is not a regional name for the most powerful tropical cyclones?

Hail forms

Hurricanes die when they move over land because

Present the typical conditions and activities associated with both a cold front and with a warm front.

The dry leeward side of a mountain is often termed a (n)

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Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

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The wetter, intercepting slope of a mountain is termed the slope, whereas the drier, downwind slope is termed the slope.