Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding tornados?

Accepted Answer

A) wind speeds can exceed 322 kmph 
B) since 2000,North America has averaged over 7000 per year. 
C) the air pressure inside a tornado funnel is 10% greater than the surrounding air. 
D) the peak months are March and August. 
E) there is a magnetic attraction between tornadoes and mobile home parks.

Question 2

Cyclogenesis refers to the occluded and dissolving phases of a midlatitude cyclone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) when air is warmed,its ability to hold moisture decreases. 
B) one would expect less precipitation near the equator than near the poles. 
C) one would expect winters in Siberia to be very dry,with little precipitation. 
D) one would expect precipitation to occur when dry air rises over a mountain. 
E) one would expect summers in Libya to be very hot,with intense precipitation.

Question 4

Hurricanes derive their energy from

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. 
E) the latent heat of deposition.

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) 2007 had the most active Atlantic basin hurricane season to date. 
B) in 2006,Super Typhoon Ioke became the first category 5 super typhoon to develop in the Pacific. 
C) the trend in increasing numbers of category 4 and 5 hurricanes is directly linked to a decrease in sea-surface temperatures. 
D) the destruction from Hurricane Katrina was totally unexpected. 
E) the strongest hurricane to make it to Canada was a Category 1.

Question 6

Which of the following is false regarding air masses?

Accepted Answer

A) an air mass initially reflects the characteristics of its source region. 
B) they are homogenous in terms of temperature and humidity. 
C) they may dominate half the depth of the troposphere. 
D) air masses tend to maintain their original characteristics as they migrate from their source regions. 
E) air masses are named for the region of their origin.

Question 7

Chinook winds form on the leewardside of mountains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the formation of a cP air mass and then discuss the typical weather it produces and the changes it undergoes as it travels across the Great Lakes and moves southward.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

About ________ percent of lightning strikes occur over water.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 45 
D) 70 
E) 85

Exam 8: Weather