Question 1

Which of the following types of damage from tropical cyclones originates farthest from the coast?

Accepted Answer

A)  flooding by rain swollen inland streams 
B)  storm surges that raise sea level 
C)  high winds eroding local beaches 
D)  burial of neighborhoods by sand 
A)  flooding by rain swollen inland streams 
B)  storm surges that raise sea level 
C)  high winds eroding local beaches 
D)  burial of neighborhoods by sand

Question 2

In the cross section of the front pictured here

Accepted Answer

A)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
B)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
C)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
D)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
A)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
B)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
C)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
D)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration.

Question 3

When an occlusion occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  the warm front overtakes the cold front and the colder air is lifted from the surface. 
B)  the warm front overtakes the cold front and the warmer air is lifted from the surface. 
C)  the cold front overtakes the warm front and the colder air is lifted from the surface. 
D)  the cold front overtakes the warm front and the warmer air is lifted from the surface. 
A)  the warm front overtakes the cold front and the colder air is lifted from the surface. 
B)  the warm front overtakes the cold front and the warmer air is lifted from the surface. 
C)  the cold front overtakes the warm front and the colder air is lifted from the surface. 
D)  the cold front overtakes the warm front and the warmer air is lifted from the surface.

Question 4

Which of the following is likely to strengthen a supercell thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporational cooling associated with downdrafts cooling updrafts 
B)  extensive blasts of thunder causing increased latent heat release 
C)  dry line with air masses of similar moisture content 
D)  tightening of updraft rotationfound in the mesocyclone 
A)  evaporational cooling associated with downdrafts cooling updrafts 
B)  extensive blasts of thunder causing increased latent heat release 
C)  dry line with air masses of similar moisture content 
D)  tightening of updraft rotationfound in the mesocyclone

Question 5

All of the following could enhance a single-celled thunderstorm EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  hot surface and an updraft dominated cloud. 
B)  cool surface and a downdraft dominated cloud. 
C)  extensive areas of cloud mergers between adjacent clouds. 
D)  vertical wind shear keeping precipitation separated from the uplift zone. 
A)  hot surface and an updraft dominated cloud. 
B)  cool surface and a downdraft dominated cloud. 
C)  extensive areas of cloud mergers between adjacent clouds. 
D)  vertical wind shear keeping precipitation separated from the uplift zone.

Question 6

All of the following will enhance the formation of hail EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  great vertical development of the cloud. 
B)  little temperature contrast between fronts. 
C)  great amounts of cloud water droplets and water vapor. 
D)  strong updrafts and downdrafts found within the cloud. 
A)  great vertical development of the cloud. 
B)  little temperature contrast between fronts. 
C)  great amounts of cloud water droplets and water vapor. 
D)  strong updrafts and downdrafts found within the cloud.

Question 7

The best evidence of vertical wind shear in this development of a multi-cell thunderstorm is at

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulus stage. 
B)  cloud merger stage. 
C)  dissipating stage. 
D)  mature stage. 
A)  cumulus stage. 
B)  cloud merger stage. 
C)  dissipating stage. 
D)  mature stage.

Question 8

During the summer which of the following regions would experience the greatest number of tornadoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Great Plains 
B)  Florida 
C)  Gulf coast 
D)  southern Great Plains 
A)  northern Great Plains 
B)  Florida 
C)  Gulf coast 
D)  southern Great Plains

Question 9

Thunderstorms would be most frequent

Accepted Answer

A)  in January in the Northern Hemisphere over land. 
B)  in July in the Northern Hemisphere over oceans. 
C)  in January in the Southern Hemisphere over oceans. 
D)  in July in the Southern Hemisphere over land. 
A)  in January in the Northern Hemisphere over land. 
B)  in July in the Northern Hemisphere over oceans. 
C)  in January in the Southern Hemisphere over oceans. 
D)  in July in the Southern Hemisphere over land.

Question 10

As mP air mass in the U.S.moves eastward over the northern Great Plains of the U.S.The air mass is likely going to be modified to a

Accepted Answer

A)  cP air mass. 
B)  mT air mass. 
C)  cT air mass. 
D)  It will stay as a mP air mass. 
A)  cP air mass. 
B)  mT air mass. 
C)  cT air mass. 
D)  It will stay as a mP air mass.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true regarding U.S.hail seasonality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hail occurs later in the calendar year in northern states than southern states. 
B)  Hail occurs earlier in the calendar year in northern states than southern states. 
C)  Hail occurs most frequently in Southeastern states in January and October. 
D)  Hail occurs most frequently in High Plains states in January and October. 
A)  Hail occurs later in the calendar year in northern states than southern states. 
B)  Hail occurs earlier in the calendar year in northern states than southern states. 
C)  Hail occurs most frequently in Southeastern states in January and October. 
D)  Hail occurs most frequently in High Plains states in January and October.

Question 12

Which of the following is true concerning the Saffir-Simpson scale EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Category 3-5 storms are considered "major" hurricanes 
B)  Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane 
C)  a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds exceed 119 km/hr (74 mi/hr) 
D)  a category 5 hurricane produces more than five times the damage of a category 1 hurricane 
A)  Category 3-5 storms are considered "major" hurricanes 
B)  Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane 
C)  a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds exceed 119 km/hr (74 mi/hr) 
D)  a category 5 hurricane produces more than five times the damage of a category 1 hurricane

Question 13

In the anticyclone pictured here, the winds at "B" are from the _________ bringing _________ temperatures.

Accepted Answer

A)  north; warmer 
B)  south; warmer 
C)  north; cooler 
D)  south; cooler 
A)  north; warmer 
B)  south; warmer 
C)  north; cooler 
D)  south; cooler

Question 14

Derechos are

Accepted Answer

A)  strong updrafts that can cause airplanes to crash. 
B)  strong downdrafts often creating ominous looking shelf clouds. 
C)  concentrated on the Gulf Coast, particularly Florida. 
D)  normally display a "starburst" (radial)damage pattern from rotating winds. 
A)  strong updrafts that can cause airplanes to crash. 
B)  strong downdrafts often creating ominous looking shelf clouds. 
C)  concentrated on the Gulf Coast, particularly Florida. 
D)  normally display a "starburst" (radial)damage pattern from rotating winds.

Question 15

For the U.S.as a whole, thunderstorm activity is most intense in

Accepted Answer

A)  September. 
B)  July. 
C)  April. 
D)  March. 
A)  September. 
B)  July. 
C)  April. 
D)  March.

Question 16

The most likely time for a tornado during the day is at

Accepted Answer

A)  6 a.m. 
B)  noon when the sun is highest in the sky. 
C)  6 p.m. 
D)  midnight when temperatures are coolest. 
A)  6 a.m. 
B)  noon when the sun is highest in the sky. 
C)  6 p.m. 
D)  midnight when temperatures are coolest.

Question 17

Which of the following air masses pictured her is dry, unstable, and hot?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following locations would contribute to mid-latitude cyclogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  where air converges and accelerates as it passes from an upper air ridge to an upper air trough 
B)  where air spreads out and accelerates as it passes from an upper air ridge to an upper air trough 
C)  where air converges and slows as it passes from an upper air trough to an upper air ridge principles 
D)  where air spreads out and accelerates as it passes from an upper air trough to an upper air ridge 
A)  where air converges and accelerates as it passes from an upper air ridge to an upper air trough 
B)  where air spreads out and accelerates as it passes from an upper air ridge to an upper air trough 
C)  where air converges and slows as it passes from an upper air trough to an upper air ridge principles 
D)  where air spreads out and accelerates as it passes from an upper air trough to an upper air ridge

Question 19

In the cross section of the front pictured here

Accepted Answer

A)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
B)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
C)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
D)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
A)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
B)  stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
C)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
D)  cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration.

Question 20

Which state would be the safest if you wanted to avoid death by lightning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maine 
B)  Washington 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  Florida 
A)  Maine 
B)  Washington 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  Florida

Which of the following types of damage from tropical cyclones originates farthest from the coast?

In the cross section of the front pictured here

When an occlusion occurs

Which of the following is likely to strengthen a supercell thunderstorm?

All of the following could enhance a single-celled thunderstorm EXCEPT

All of the following will enhance the formation of hail EXCEPT

The best evidence of vertical wind shear in this development of a multi-cell thunderstorm is at

During the summer which of the following regions would experience the greatest number of tornadoes?

Thunderstorms would be most frequent

As mP air mass in the U.S.moves eastward over the northern Great Plains of the U.S.The air mass is likely going to be modified to a

Which of the following statements is true regarding U.S.hail seasonality?

Which of the following is true concerning the Saffir-Simpson scale EXCEPT:

In the anticyclone pictured here, the winds at "B" are from the _ bringing _ temperatures.

Derechos are

For the U.S.as a whole, thunderstorm activity is most intense in

The most likely time for a tornado during the day is at

Which of the following air masses pictured her is dry, unstable, and hot?

Which of the following locations would contribute to mid-latitude cyclogenesis?

In the cross section of the front pictured here

Which state would be the safest if you wanted to avoid death by lightning?

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Which of the following types of damage from tropical cyclones originates farthest from the coast?

In the cross section of the front pictured here

When an occlusion occurs

Which of the following is likely to strengthen a supercell thunderstorm?

All of the following could enhance a single-celled thunderstorm EXCEPT

All of the following will enhance the formation of hail EXCEPT

The best evidence of vertical wind shear in this development of a multi-cell thunderstorm is at

During the summer which of the following regions would experience the greatest number of tornadoes?

Thunderstorms would be most frequent

As mP air mass in the U.S.moves eastward over the northern Great Plains of the U.S.The air mass is likely going to be modified to a

Which of the following statements is true regarding U.S.hail seasonality?

Which of the following is true concerning the Saffir-Simpson scale EXCEPT:

In the anticyclone pictured here, the winds at "B" are from the _________ bringing _________ temperatures.

Derechos are

For the U.S.as a whole, thunderstorm activity is most intense in

The most likely time for a tornado during the day is at

Which of the following air masses pictured her is dry, unstable, and hot?

Which of the following locations would contribute to mid-latitude cyclogenesis?

In the cross section of the front pictured here

Which state would be the safest if you wanted to avoid death by lightning?

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In the anticyclone pictured here, the winds at "B" are from the _ bringing _ temperatures.