Question 1

What is taking place in the image below?

Accepted Answer

The gust fronts from two older storms ar

Question 2

Precipitation is heaviest and most persistent	of mountains.

Accepted Answer

A) on the top 
B) on the windward side 
C) on the leeward side 
D) at the base 
A) on the top 
B) on the windward side 
C) on the leeward side 
D) at the base

Question 3

What is adiabatic expansion? What determines whether or not this will result in thunderstorm formation?

Accepted Answer

Adiabatic expansion takes place when the

Question 4

Tornadoes are most likely to form

Accepted Answer

A) in mountainous regions. 
B) in flat regions. 
C) in coastal regions. 
D) over the ocean. 
A) in mountainous regions. 
B) in flat regions. 
C) in coastal regions. 
D) over the ocean.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes where the energy in a thunderstorm comes from?

Accepted Answer

A) increase in relative humidity that occurs when an updraft is initiated 
B) warm air that is associated with the initial atmospheric instability 
C) changes in temperature and relative humidity that take place in an updraft 
D) winds associated with the storm formation 
A) increase in relative humidity that occurs when an updraft is initiated 
B) warm air that is associated with the initial atmospheric instability 
C) changes in temperature and relative humidity that take place in an updraft 
D) winds associated with the storm formation

Question 6

Lifting that results in thunderstorm formation does not always have to take place along fronts. Illustrate, using words and/or pictures, how lifting could occur along a less distinct boundary.

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary but may be sim

Question 7

Based on the information given in the image below, it can be said that thunderstorms are

Accepted Answer

A) evenly distributed across all of the land areas of the world. 
B) most prevalent in coastal regions. 
C) concentrated in certain regions. 
D) more common during certain times of the year. 
A) evenly distributed across all of the land areas of the world. 
B) most prevalent in coastal regions. 
C) concentrated in certain regions. 
D) more common during certain times of the year.

Question 8

A flash flood is a 	 flood that happens rapidly with barely any warning.

Accepted Answer

A) localized, short-duration 
B) widespread, short-duration 
C) localized, long-lasting 
D) widespread, long-lasting 
A) localized, short-duration 
B) widespread, short-duration 
C) localized, long-lasting 
D) widespread, long-lasting

Question 9

A parcel of air that has undergone initial lifting in a region that contains stable air will most likely

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A) continue to rise. 
B) sink back down. 
C) mix with the air around it. 
D) remain in its new location. 
A) continue to rise. 
B) sink back down. 
C) mix with the air around it. 
D) remain in its new location.

Question 10

Katabatic winds develop because

Accepted Answer

A) in coastal regions, hot air rises over the land and flows aloft, allowing cool coastal winds to blow landward. 
B) in the winter, lakes provide moisture and heat to the atmosphere, generating winds that flow landward. 
C) the air above an ice sheet becomes cold and dense and flows downslope off of the ice sheet, producing winds. 
D) winds blow across mountain ranges if higher pressure is persistent on the windward side than on the leeward side. 
A) in coastal regions, hot air rises over the land and flows aloft, allowing cool coastal winds to blow landward. 
B) in the winter, lakes provide moisture and heat to the atmosphere, generating winds that flow landward. 
C) the air above an ice sheet becomes cold and dense and flows downslope off of the ice sheet, producing winds. 
D) winds blow across mountain ranges if higher pressure is persistent on the windward side than on the leeward side.

Question 11

When an air parcel rises without exchanging heat or mass with its surroundings, __________ takes place.

Accepted Answer

A) adiabatic expansion 
B) orographic lifting 
C) atmospheric instability 
D) a squall line 
A) adiabatic expansion 
B) orographic lifting 
C) atmospheric instability 
D) a squall line

Question 12

Thunderstorms are most likely to occur

Accepted Answer

A) in polar regions. 
B) in the tropics. 
C) over the open ocean. 
D) associated with dry coastal areas. 
A) in polar regions. 
B) in the tropics. 
C) over the open ocean. 
D) associated with dry coastal areas.

Question 13

A(n) __________ is shown in the photograph below.

Accepted Answer

A) squall-line thunderstorm 
B) inversion 
C) anvil cloud 
D) tornado 
A) squall-line thunderstorm 
B) inversion 
C) anvil cloud 
D) tornado

Question 14

How can people best protect themselves from lightning?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include som

Question 15

A tornado that forms over water is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) hurricane. 
B) mesocyclone. 
C) water spout. 
D) typhoon. 
A) hurricane. 
B) mesocyclone. 
C) water spout. 
D) typhoon.

Question 16

Thunder is a consequence of

Accepted Answer

A) lightning. 
B) rainfall. 
C) hail. 
D) cloud formation. 
A) lightning. 
B) rainfall. 
C) hail. 
D) cloud formation.

Question 17

The image below depicts thunderstorm formation as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) lifting caused by gust fronts. 
B) warming from below. 
C) frontal lifting. 
D) orographic lifting. 
A) lifting caused by gust fronts. 
B) warming from below. 
C) frontal lifting. 
D) orographic lifting.

Question 18

Compare and contrast stable and unstable atmospheric conditions.

Accepted Answer

A region contains stable air when an air

Question 19

Which of the following is MOST true of a supercell thunderstorm relative to an ordinary thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

A) In a supercell thunderstorm, the updraft is rotating. 
B) Frontal squall lines accompany supercell thunderstorms. 
C) Supercell thunderstorms cover a larger geographic area. 
D) Straight-line winds accompany supercell thunderstorms. 
A) In a supercell thunderstorm, the updraft is rotating. 
B) Frontal squall lines accompany supercell thunderstorms. 
C) Supercell thunderstorms cover a larger geographic area. 
D) Straight-line winds accompany supercell thunderstorms.

Question 20

Squall-line thunderstorms are most likely to be accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A) tornados. 
B) straight-line winds. 
C) tremendous amounts of rain. 
D) supercell thunderstorms. 
A) tornados. 
B) straight-line winds. 
C) tremendous amounts of rain. 
D) supercell thunderstorms.

Exam 19: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Local Weather Systems

What is taking place in the image below?

Precipitation is heaviest and most persistent of mountains.

What is adiabatic expansion? What determines whether or not this will result in thunderstorm formation?

Tornadoes are most likely to form

Which of the following best describes where the energy in a thunderstorm comes from?

Lifting that results in thunderstorm formation does not always have to take place along fronts. Illustrate, using words and/or pictures, how lifting could occur along a less distinct boundary.

Based on the information given in the image below, it can be said that thunderstorms are

A flash flood is a flood that happens rapidly with barely any warning.

A parcel of air that has undergone initial lifting in a region that contains stable air will most likely

Katabatic winds develop because

When an air parcel rises without exchanging heat or mass with its surroundings, __________ takes place.

Thunderstorms are most likely to occur

A(n) __________ is shown in the photograph below.

How can people best protect themselves from lightning?

A tornado that forms over water is known as a(n)

Thunder is a consequence of

The image below depicts thunderstorm formation as a result of

Compare and contrast stable and unstable atmospheric conditions.

Which of the following is MOST true of a supercell thunderstorm relative to an ordinary thunderstorm?

Squall-line thunderstorms are most likely to be accompanied by

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