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Question #1
Along a _____________ front, the warm, humid air more gradually slides up and over the cooler, more dense air mass, leading to mild storms.
A.
cold
B.
warm
Question #2
How does the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Severity Scale categorize Tropical cyclones?
A.
location
B.
pressure (mb)
C.
length of time
D.
wind speed
Question #3
Which one of the following is not a type of cyclone.
A.
tropical cyclones
B.
midlatitude cyclones
C.
continental cyclones
Question #4
Refer to your completed Table 7.2. Determine the storm category (the far-right column) based on the recorded wind speed by referencing Table 7.1 for the following date and time. Date: Aug 31, 2005 Time: 600
A.
Tropical Depression
B.
Category 2
C.
Category 1
D.
Tropical Storm
Question #5
What major air mass do not influence the weather of California?
A.
continental polar
B.
maritime tropical
C.
maritime polar
Question #6
Refer to your completed Table 7.3. Hurricane Harvey stayed in the region for multiple days. On August 25th 2017 (time, 1200) there was a recorded wind speed of 95 knots. Determine the storm category based on the wind speed.
A.
Tropical Storm
B.
Hurricane Category 2
C.
Tropical Depression
D.
Hurricane Category 1
Question #7
In the United States, we are primarily impacted by tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #8
What would the general temperature and humidity conditions be for maritime tropical (mT) air masses?
A.
warm and dry
B.
warm and wet
C.
cold and dry
D.
cold and wet
Question #9
Refer to your completed Table 7.2 On August 25, 2005 there was a recorded wind speed of 60 knots, categorized as a Hurricane Category 1.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
What are the general temperature and humidity conditions be for continental polar (cP) air masses?
A.
dry and wet
B.
dry and cold
C.
cold and wet
D.
wet and warm
Question #11
Which of the following is not a stage of midlatitude cyclones.
A.
Open stage
B.
warm front
C.
Stationary front
D.
Dissipating stage
Question #12
A storm begins when either a lift, or rise in the air (instability) in the line, creating a low pressure system.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #13
Which of the following is not an ending condition that causes a midlatitude cyclone to dissipate:
A.
The development of the stationary front.
B.
Low pressure system pinched off and surrounded by continental polar (cold and dry) air.
C.
More dense air will cause the low pressure system to die out.
Question #14
Along a _____________ front you will find the warm, humid air rapidly being forced up, leading to more severe storms.
A.
warm
B.
cold
Question #15
Stationary fronts is the contact of cold air coming from the north and warm, humid air from the south. This always causes a storm.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #16
What relationship do you notice between pressure and wind speed in Table 7.2 as Hurricane Katrina dissipates?
A.
Reduction in wind speed when pressure increases.
B.
Reduction in wind speed when pressure decreases.
C.
As wind speed increases pressure increases as well. .
D.
No relationship
Question #17
Refer to your completed Table 7.2. Determine the storm category (the far-right column) based on the wind speed by referencing Table 7.1 for the following date and time. Date: Aug 27, 2005 Time : 1800
A.
Hurricane Category 3
B.
Tropical Storm
C.
Hurricane Category 1
D.
Hurricane Category 2
Question #18
A Hurricane Category 4 has the wind speed of anything greater than or equal to 157 miles per hour (mph).
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
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