Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding tornados?

Accepted Answer

A) Wind speeds can exceed 322 km • h-1. 
B) Since 1990 the Canada has averaged over 1000 per year. 
C) The air pressure inside a tornado funnel is 10% greater than the surrounding air. 
D) The peak months are September and October. 
A) Wind speeds can exceed 322 km • h-1. 
B) Since 1990 the Canada has averaged over 1000 per year. 
C) The air pressure inside a tornado funnel is 10% greater than the surrounding air. 
D) The peak months are September and October.

Question 2

Which of the following occurs at some stage during the development of a chinook wind? (Assume rain occurs near the mountain summit.)

Accepted Answer

A) Compression of the air as it rises up the windward side of the mountain. 
B) Increase in specific humidity of the air near the summit. 
C) Decrease in relative humidity during the air's ascent up the windward side. 
D) Compressional heating of the air on the leeward side. 
A) Compression of the air as it rises up the windward side of the mountain. 
B) Increase in specific humidity of the air near the summit. 
C) Decrease in relative humidity during the air's ascent up the windward side. 
D) Compressional heating of the air on the leeward side.

Question 3

Sea level rises associated with climate change can lead to increased hurricane-related damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following matches is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Specific humidity of 17 g • kg-1 = average moisture content of mT Gulf air mass in the summer. 
B) Very cold,dry,and stable air mass = mT Pacific air mass. 
C) Warm,humid,very unstable air mass = mT Pacific air mass. 
D) Tropical air mass source region = 40° to 55° N or S. 
A) Specific humidity of 17 g • kg-1 = average moisture content of mT Gulf air mass in the summer. 
B) Very cold,dry,and stable air mass = mT Pacific air mass. 
C) Warm,humid,very unstable air mass = mT Pacific air mass. 
D) Tropical air mass source region = 40° to 55° N or S.

Question 5

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale includes estimates from related storm surges,flooding,and tornadoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cyclogenesis refers to the last stage of a midlatitude cyclone life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Warmer-than-average surface water temperatures between Africa and the Caribbean are associated with a greater frequency of Atlantic hurricanes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Air displacement at a zone of discontinuity between two air masses of different temperature,pressure,humidity,wind speed and direction,and cloud development is an example of which type of lifting?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent. 
B) Convectional. 
C) Orographic. 
D) Frontal. 
A) Convergent. 
B) Convectional. 
C) Orographic. 
D) Frontal.

Question 9

Which of the following properly states the storm relationship between warm fronts and cold fronts?

Accepted Answer

A) Storms along warm fronts are more severe than storms along cold fronts because warm fronts move more quickly. 
B) Storms along warm fronts are more severe than storms along cold fronts because uplift is more rapid along warm fronts. 
C) Storms along cold fronts are more severe than storms along warm fronts because cold air holds more moisture than warm air. 
D) Storms along cold fronts are more severe than storms along warm fronts because uplift is more rapid along cold fronts. 
A) Storms along warm fronts are more severe than storms along cold fronts because warm fronts move more quickly. 
B) Storms along warm fronts are more severe than storms along cold fronts because uplift is more rapid along warm fronts. 
C) Storms along cold fronts are more severe than storms along warm fronts because cold air holds more moisture than warm air. 
D) Storms along cold fronts are more severe than storms along warm fronts because uplift is more rapid along cold fronts.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The interception of passing air masses by a mountain barrier is termed orographic uplift,and it produces moist windward slopes and drier leeward slopes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which is the weather at the station symbol symbolized by D?

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 13

Follow a parcel of warm,moist air eastward up and over the Coast Mountains of British Columbia,discussing where and why precipitation forms and what happens to the air parcel on the eastern slope.

Accepted Answer

Prevailing winds force warm,moist air up

Question 14

During hail formation,rain drops circulate repeatedly above and below the freezing level in clouds,adding layers of ice until they fall under the force of gravity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following cloud types is associated with tornado development?

Accepted Answer

A) Cumulus. 
B) Nimbostratus. 
C) Altocumulus. 
D) Cumulonimbus. 
A) Cumulus. 
B) Nimbostratus. 
C) Altocumulus. 
D) Cumulonimbus.

Question 16

Which of the following air masses develop over Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) mT. 
B) mP. 
C) cT. 
D) cP. 
A) mT. 
B) mP. 
C) cT. 
D) cP.

Question 17

Hurricanes derive their energy from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The latent heat of vaporization. 
B) The latent heat of fusion. 
C) The latent heat of condensation. 
D) The latent heat of sublimation. 
A) The latent heat of vaporization. 
B) The latent heat of fusion. 
C) The latent heat of condensation. 
D) The latent heat of sublimation.

Question 18

Describe the typical air masses that affect North America.Give their source regions,physical characteristics and properties,and typical directions of motion.

Accepted Answer

Continental polar: cP,cold dry and stabl

Question 19

Hurricanes originate entirely within tropical air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Which of the following is true regarding tornados?

Which of the following occurs at some stage during the development of a chinook wind? (Assume rain occurs near the mountain summit.)

Sea level rises associated with climate change can lead to increased hurricane-related damage.

Which of the following matches is true?

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale includes estimates from related storm surges,flooding,and tornadoes.

Cyclogenesis refers to the last stage of a midlatitude cyclone life cycle.

Warmer-than-average surface water temperatures between Africa and the Caribbean are associated with a greater frequency of Atlantic hurricanes.

Air displacement at a zone of discontinuity between two air masses of different temperature,pressure,humidity,wind speed and direction,and cloud development is an example of which type of lifting?

Which of the following properly states the storm relationship between warm fronts and cold fronts?

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

The interception of passing air masses by a mountain barrier is termed orographic uplift,and it produces moist windward slopes and drier leeward slopes.

Which is the weather at the station symbol symbolized by D?

Follow a parcel of warm,moist air eastward up and over the Coast Mountains of British Columbia,discussing where and why precipitation forms and what happens to the air parcel on the eastern slope.

During hail formation,rain drops circulate repeatedly above and below the freezing level in clouds,adding layers of ice until they fall under the force of gravity.

Which of the following cloud types is associated with tornado development?

Which of the following air masses develop over Canada?

Hurricanes derive their energy from which of the following?

Describe the typical air masses that affect North America.Give their source regions,physical characteristics and properties,and typical directions of motion.

Hurricanes originate entirely within tropical air masses.

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

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Exam 8: Weather

Which of the following is true regarding tornados?

Which of the following occurs at some stage during the development of a chinook wind? (Assume rain occurs near the mountain summit.)

Sea level rises associated with climate change can lead to increased hurricane-related damage.

Which of the following matches is true?

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale includes estimates from related storm surges,flooding,and tornadoes.

Cyclogenesis refers to the last stage of a midlatitude cyclone life cycle.

Warmer-than-average surface water temperatures between Africa and the Caribbean are associated with a greater frequency of Atlantic hurricanes.

Air displacement at a zone of discontinuity between two air masses of different temperature,pressure,humidity,wind speed and direction,and cloud development is an example of which type of lifting?

Which of the following properly states the storm relationship between warm fronts and cold fronts?

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

The interception of passing air masses by a mountain barrier is termed orographic uplift,and it produces moist windward slopes and drier leeward slopes.

Which is the weather at the station symbol symbolized by D?

Follow a parcel of warm,moist air eastward up and over the Coast Mountains of British Columbia,discussing where and why precipitation forms and what happens to the air parcel on the eastern slope.

During hail formation,rain drops circulate repeatedly above and below the freezing level in clouds,adding layers of ice until they fall under the force of gravity.

Which of the following cloud types is associated with tornado development?

Which of the following air masses develop over Canada?

Hurricanes derive their energy from which of the following?

Describe the typical air masses that affect North America.Give their source regions,physical characteristics and properties,and typical directions of motion.

Hurricanes originate entirely within tropical air masses.

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

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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