Question 1

Examine the figure. Of the four lettered locations on the coast of North and South Carolina, which one will likely experience the worst storm surge?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises:  a scale for ranking how powerful a tornado is
0 an alert that a tornado has been spotted in an area
 violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud. Maximum winds can approach 480 kilometers (300 miles) per hour.
 an alert that conditions in an area may be favorable to the development of tornados
 a situation where dense cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air
 tropical cyclones with wind speeds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour. They are fueled by the latent heat that is liberated when huge quantities of water vapor condense.
 a situation where warmer air actively advances into a region occupied by dense cold air
 a scale for ranking how powerful a hurricane is

Accepted Answer

The Answer of cold front and warm front and Enhanced is...

Question 3

Which part of a hurricane has the most intense winds?

Accepted Answer

A) divergence aloft 
B) counterclockwise rain bands (clockwise in the southern hemisphere) 
C) eye wall 
D) eye

Question 4

Occluded fronts form because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) of the Coriolis effect 
B) cold fronts travel at a faster rate than do warm fronts 
C) warm fronts travel at a faster rate than do cold fronts 
D) air movement is parallel to the front

Question 5

You are driving west in your car on a clear, warm day. Up ahead, you see a dark band of ominous clouds. Soon, you drive beneath the towering bank of clouds, and things get very dark. For twenty minutes, you are pelted with rain and even some hail. You keep driving west, even though it seems a little sketchy at times. On the radio, you hear that the next county to the north is under a tornado warning. Then the sky lightens, and there is only a little rain. You notice that the temperature outside has dropped by 15°F (8°C). What have you just driven across?

Accepted Answer

A) a warm front 
B) a cold front 
C) a mid-latitude cyclone 
D) the jet stream

Question 6

A cT air mass is more likely to be found in Arizona than in Louisiana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Examine the figure. What sort of storms does it depict? Interpret their distribution and path patterns as fully as possible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
Examine the figure. What sort of...

Question 8

A hurricane has slower wind speeds than a tornado does, but it inflicts more damage. Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hurricane has slower wind speeds than...

Question 9

A warm front is predicted to come through your area tomorrow. You should prepare for thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An air mass originating in the Gulf of Mexico should be labeled ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Examine the map showing tornado incidence in the 48 contiguous United States. Why are there so many tornados in the central mid-west?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
Examine the map showing tornado incidence...

Question 12

Stationary fronts are distinctive because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) they occur where a warm front merges with a cold front 
B) they stay in one spot on Earth's surface 
C) there is no difference in the temperature of the air masses on either side of the front 
D) there is no difference in the humidity of the air masses on either side of the front

Question 13

Generally, hurricanes are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) larger than tornadoes 
B) smaller than mid-latitude cyclones 
C) areas of heavy rainfall and strong winds 
D) all of the above

Question 14

Examine the figure, and then evaluate the truthfulness of this statement: "The figure shows a cold front."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Examine the figure. What weather phenomenon is illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

A) a warm front 
B) a cold front 
C) an occluded front 
D) a stationary front

Question 16

Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)a scale for ranking how powerful a tornado is
B)an alert that a tornado has been spotted in an area
C)violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud. Maximum winds can approach 480 kilometers (300 miles)per hour.
D)an alert that conditions in an area may be favorable to the development of tornados
E)a situation where dense cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air
F)tropical cyclones with wind speeds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles)per hour. They are fueled by the latent heat that is liberated when huge quantities of water vapor condense.
G)a situation where warmer air actively advances into a region occupied by dense cold air
H)a scale for ranking how powerful a hurricane is
-1)cold front
2)warm front
3)Enhanced Fujita intensity scale
4)Saffir-Simpson scale
5)tornado watch
6)tornado warning
7)tornado
8)hurricane

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the items in the first column...

Question 17

In some parts of the world hurricanes are called typhoons or cyclones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At the center of a hurricane is a relatively calm region called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the center of a hurricane is...

Question 19

A cyclone is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) another name for a tornado 
B) another name for a hurricane 
C) another name for the low-pressure systems that take several days to travel across North America from west to east 
D) the term for circulation around any low-pressure center, no matter how large or intense it is

Question 20

On average, cold fronts are about twice as steep as warm fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

Examine the figure. Of the four lettered locations on the coast of North and South Carolina, which one will likely experience the worst storm surge?

Match the items with the correct descriptions.

Which part of a hurricane has the most intense winds?

Occluded fronts form because ________.

A cT air mass is more likely to be found in Arizona than in Louisiana.

Examine the figure. What sort of storms does it depict? Interpret their distribution and path patterns as fully as possible.

A hurricane has slower wind speeds than a tornado does, but it inflicts more damage. Why?

A warm front is predicted to come through your area tomorrow. You should prepare for thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes.

An air mass originating in the Gulf of Mexico should be labeled ________.

Examine the map showing tornado incidence in the 48 contiguous United States. Why are there so many tornados in the central mid-west?

Stationary fronts are distinctive because ________.

Generally, hurricanes are ________.

Examine the figure, and then evaluate the truthfulness of this statement: "The figure shows a cold front."

Examine the figure. What weather phenomenon is illustrated here?

In some parts of the world hurricanes are called typhoons or cyclones.

At the center of a hurricane is a relatively calm region called the ________.

A cyclone is ________.

On average, cold fronts are about twice as steep as warm fronts.