Question 1

Hurricanes most often develop in late summer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A large body of air that is characterized by a homogeneity of temperature and moisture at any given level is a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A large body of air that is...

Question 3

Why has Doppler radar been very valuable in preventing loss of life by tornadoes?

Accepted Answer

A) It can detect development of thunderstorm rotation and mesocyclone formation associated with tornadoes. 
B) It can detect the speed of a thunderstorm to allow accurate forecasting of arrival time of a tornado and its track. 
C) It can detect hail moving through the thunderstorm,allowing hail forecasts and its association with tornadoes. 
D) It can "see through" heavy rain and directly image tornadoes embedded in thunderstorms with heavy rain. 
A) It can detect development of thunderstorm rotation and mesocyclone formation associated with tornadoes. 
B) It can detect the speed of a thunderstorm to allow accurate forecasting of arrival time of a tornado and its track. 
C) It can detect hail moving through the thunderstorm,allowing hail forecasts and its association with tornadoes. 
D) It can "see through" heavy rain and directly image tornadoes embedded in thunderstorms with heavy rain.

Question 4

The electrical discharge of lightning rapidly heats the air,which in turn causes it to expand explosively to produce ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The electrical discharge of lightning rapidly heats...

Question 5

Doppler radar aids tornado detection by detecting motion within clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the
relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

-cP mT cA mP

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the words and/or phrases for each...

Question 7

The southeastern United States lies in the heart of the "horse latitudes" where normally we would expect desert conditions.Why isn't this area a desert?

Accepted Answer

A) Continental polar air masses disturb the pattern by periodic influxes of cold air. 
B) Maritime polar air masses disturb the pattern by driving pacific moisture across North America. 
C) Continental tropical air masses derived from Mexico disturb the pattern when these air masses are drawn northward by cyclonic storms. 
D) Maritime tropical air masses derived from the Gulf of Mexico disturb the pattern when these air masses are drawn northward by cyclonic storms. 
A) Continental polar air masses disturb the pattern by periodic influxes of cold air. 
B) Maritime polar air masses disturb the pattern by driving pacific moisture across North America. 
C) Continental tropical air masses derived from Mexico disturb the pattern when these air masses are drawn northward by cyclonic storms. 
D) Maritime tropical air masses derived from the Gulf of Mexico disturb the pattern when these air masses are drawn northward by cyclonic storms.

Question 8

When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather,it is probably ________.

Accepted Answer

A) warm-front weather 
B) cold-front weather 
C) air-mass weather 
D) occluded front weather 
A) warm-front weather 
B) cold-front weather 
C) air-mass weather 
D) occluded front weather

Question 9

When a hurricane moves onto land,it rapidly loses its punch; that is,the storm declines in intensity.Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of punch?

Accepted Answer

A) disruption of outflow by strong winds aloft from the jet stream 
B) lack of warm,moist air to feed latent heat driven convection 
C) heating from below by the land surface 
D) formations of mesocyclones within the storm disrupt the circulation 
A) disruption of outflow by strong winds aloft from the jet stream 
B) lack of warm,moist air to feed latent heat driven convection 
C) heating from below by the land surface 
D) formations of mesocyclones within the storm disrupt the circulation

Question 10

The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the central United States are ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

"Rain long foretold,long last; short notice,soon past." The first five words of this weather proverb ________.

Accepted Answer

A) refer to a cold front 
B) refer to a warm front 
C) refer to an anticyclone 
D) have no basis in fact 
A) refer to a cold front 
B) refer to a warm front 
C) refer to an anticyclone 
D) have no basis in fact

Question 12

cold front stationary front warm front occluded front

Accepted Answer

The answer of cold front stationary front warm front occluded...

Question 13

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of front is illustrated in...

Question 14

By international agreement,lesser tropical cyclones are given different names based on the strength of their winds.When a cyclone's strongest winds do not exceed 61 kilometers (38 miles)per hour,it is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By international agreement,lesser tropical cyclones are given...

Question 15

The greatest storm surge and highest winds occur in the right-front quadrant of Northern Hemisphere hurricanes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Thunderstorms are usually associated with nimbostratus clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When the center of circulation of a midlatitude cyclone just passes to your south,you expect ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a constantly rising barometer until the cyclone passes then falling barometer 
B) winds shifting from the east or northeast to northwest during rainy (or snowy)weather 
C) winds shifting from the south or southeast to the west or northwest with abrupt cooling at the passage of a cold front 
D) warming conditions during light to moderate rain with a falling barometer followed by a northwest wind and rising barometer 
A) a constantly rising barometer until the cyclone passes then falling barometer 
B) winds shifting from the east or northeast to northwest during rainy (or snowy)weather 
C) winds shifting from the south or southeast to the west or northwest with abrupt cooling at the passage of a cold front 
D) warming conditions during light to moderate rain with a falling barometer followed by a northwest wind and rising barometer

Question 18

tropical storm tropical depression hurricane tornado

Accepted Answer

The answer of tropical storm tropical depression hurricane tornado...

Question 19

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front,________.

Accepted Answer

A) the fronts cancel one another out 
B) cloud formation ceases 
C) an occluded front forms 
D) a stationary front is created 
A) the fronts cancel one another out 
B) cloud formation ceases 
C) an occluded front forms 
D) a stationary front is created

Question 20

The updrafts in thunderstorms are initiated by thermal instabilities at the surface.What process tends to increase the vertical instability that feeds the thunderstorm development?

Accepted Answer

A) low pressure aloft 
B) a jet stream aloft 
C) release of latent heat by condensation 
D) Coriolis forces 
A) low pressure aloft 
B) a jet stream aloft 
C) release of latent heat by condensation 
D) Coriolis forces

Exam 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

Hurricanes most often develop in late summer.

A large body of air that is characterized by a homogeneity of temperature and moisture at any given level is a(n)________.

Why has Doppler radar been very valuable in preventing loss of life by tornadoes?

The electrical discharge of lightning rapidly heats the air,which in turn causes it to expand explosively to produce ________.

Doppler radar aids tornado detection by detecting motion within clouds.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern. -cP mT cA mP

The southeastern United States lies in the heart of the "horse latitudes" where normally we would expect desert conditions.Why isn't this area a desert?

When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather,it is probably ________.

When a hurricane moves onto land,it rapidly loses its punch; that is,the storm declines in intensity.Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of punch?

The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the central United States are ________.

"Rain long foretold,long last; short notice,soon past." The first five words of this weather proverb ________.

cold front stationary front warm front occluded front

What type of front is illustrated in the diagram below?

By international agreement,lesser tropical cyclones are given different names based on the strength of their winds.When a cyclone's strongest winds do not exceed 61 kilometers (38 miles)per hour,it is called a(n)________.

The greatest storm surge and highest winds occur in the right-front quadrant of Northern Hemisphere hurricanes.

Thunderstorms are usually associated with nimbostratus clouds.

When the center of circulation of a midlatitude cyclone just passes to your south,you expect ________.

tropical storm tropical depression hurricane tornado

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front,________.

The updrafts in thunderstorms are initiated by thermal instabilities at the surface.What process tends to increase the vertical instability that feeds the thunderstorm development?

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Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Weathering, soil, and Mass Wasting

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, deserts, and Wind

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition,structure,and Temperature

Moisture, clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origin of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light,astronomical Observations,and the Sun

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