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Question #1
Which type of front typically produces the fastest rise of air?
A.
Cold
B.
Warm
C.
Stationary
D.
Occluded
E.
Dark
Question #2
When neither air mass displaces the adjacent one, their boundary is called a(n) ________ front.
A.
occluded
B.
stationary
C.
warm
D.
cold
E.
dry
Question #3
Tornado patterns have changed in which one of the following ways?
A.
Tornadoes are being caused by cooling Earth surface temperatures.
B.
Tornadoes are becoming less predictable.
C.
Tornado outbreaks are becoming more common.
D.
Many more people are now being killed.
E.
The western United States now has almost all tornadoes.
Question #4
Thunderstorms are violent ________ storms accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A.
jet stream
B.
stationary
C.
convective
D.
occluded
E.
adiabatic
Question #5
Calm, fair weather is most likely to result from a(n) ________.
A.
tornado
B.
midlatitude cyclone
C.
chinook
D.
midlatitude anticyclone
E.
tropical cyclone
Question #6
A midlatitude anticyclone ________.
A.
is associated with sunny, dry weather
B.
has a front in its center
C.
is more than one air mass
D.
exhibits instability
E.
is associated with fast winds
Question #7
The beginning of a middle latitude cyclone is known as ________.
A.
the dissipating stage
B.
cyclogenesis
C.
a westerly wave
D.
the mature stage
E.
an occlusion
Question #8
________ is a distinguishing feature of thunderstorms.
A.
Ground fog
B.
Clouds of horizontal development
C.
An anvil top
D.
A cirrus cloud base
E.
Scant vertical development
Question #9
The warmest air can be found in the ________ air mass.
A.
cT
B.
cP
C.
mT
D.
mP
E.
E
Question #10
The eye of the hurricane is a zone characterized by ________.
A.
a radius of approximately 1,000 kilometers
B.
tremendous amounts of precipitation
C.
many tornadoes
D.
the most severe winds in the storms
E.
sinking air
Question #11
Tornadoes, although erratic in their pathways, are always characterized by ________ pressure.
A.
adiabatic
B.
low
C.
high
D.
devaporized
E.
constantly variable
Question #12
Which of the following masses rarely affects North America?
A.
Continental polar
B.
Equatorial
C.
Continental tropical
D.
Arctic
Question #13
On the average, ________ fronts move the fastest of all fronts.
A.
stationary
B.
occluded
C.
cold
D.
warm
E.
hot
Question #14
Hurricanes are usually fueled by energy from ________.
A.
frontal boundaries
B.
fast surface winds
C.
the jet stream
D.
midlatitude cyclones
E.
warm water
Question #15
Which of the following areas is where the most severe thunderstorm watches are issued?
A.
California
B.
Rocky Mountain States
C.
Southern Canada
D.
Florida
E.
Central United States
Question #16
Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the U.S. distribution of midlatitude cyclones?
A.
More occur in the summer than in the winter.
B.
Most of them exit the country through the Northeast.
C.
They commonly form along the central Atlantic coast.
D.
They form underneath areas of divergence.
E.
They commonly form downwind of the Rocky Mountains.
Question #17
Midlatitude cyclones and anticyclones function as migratory features in the ________.
A.
ITC
B.
stratosphere
C.
ionosphere
D.
westerlies
E.
easterlies
Question #18
A(n) ________ is the name for a tornado that does not reach the ground.
A.
stratus cloud
B.
mesocyclone
C.
"EF-0"
D.
funnel cloud
E.
anticyclone
Question #19
Fronts are located ________.
A.
in the middle of air masses
B.
underneath air masses
C.
near air masses
D.
with respect to motion, to the rear of air masses
E.
at the edges of air masses
Question #20
Which type of front causes many hours of steady rain before that front passes a location?
A.
Dry line
B.
Warm
C.
Tropical
D.
Cold
E.
Stationary
Question #21
North America's greatest hurricane loss of life took place in ________.
A.
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.
Miami, Florida
C.
Galveston, Texas
D.
Los Angeles, California
E.
Savannah, Georgia
Question #22
The Enhanced Fujita Scale ranges from EF ________ to EF ________.
A.
1, 100
B.
-10, 10
C.
1, 10
D.
0, 10
E.
0, 5
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