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