Geog 102 - Physical Geography » Spring 2021 » Quiz 6

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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.   length of time
C.   wind speed
D.   pressure (mb)
Question #3
Which one of the following is not a type of cyclone.
A.   midlatitude cyclones
B.   tropical 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 Storm
B.   Category 1
C.   Tropical Depression
D.   Category 2
Question #5
What major air mass do not influence the weather of California?
A.   maritime tropical
B.   continental polar
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.   Hurricane Category 1
B.   Tropical Storm
C.   Tropical Depression
D.   Hurricane Category 2
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 wet
B.   cold and wet
C.   warm and dry
D.   cold and dry
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
What are the general temperature and humidity conditions be for continental polar (cP) air masses?
A.   cold and wet
B.   dry and wet
C.   wet and warm
D.   dry and cold
Question #11
Which of the following is not a stage of midlatitude cyclones.
A.   Open stage
B.   Stationary front
C.   Dissipating stage
D.   warm front
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.   Low pressure system pinched off and surrounded by continental polar (cold and dry) air.
B.   The development of the stationary front.
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.   No relationship
B.   Reduction in wind speed when pressure decreases.
C.   Reduction in wind speed when pressure increases.
D.   As wind speed increases pressure increases as well. .
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 1
B.   Hurricane Category 3
C.   Hurricane Category 2
D.   Tropical Storm
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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