Exam 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front, a(n) ________ front forms.

In the western Pacific, hurricanes are called ________.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

A wind shift from south or southwest to northwest is commonly associated with the passage of a ________ front.

In the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes are most frequent during the ________.

Hurricanes form between the latitudes of 5 degrees and 20 degrees.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Typhoon is another name for a ________.

In a hurricane the greatest wind speeds and heaviest rainfall occur in the region called the eye.

This air mass often originates as a different air mass in Siberia and is subsequently altered.

If you were 200 kilometers ahead of the surface position of a warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of about ________ km overhead.

On a weather map, ________ fronts are shown by a line with triangular points on one side.

The summer months (June through August in the Northern Hemisphere) is the period of greatest tornado frequency.

A tornado watch is issued by the National Weather Service after a tornado has been sighted in an area.

Air masses that form in the Gulf of Mexico are classified as mT.

The eye of a hurricane is ________.

Hurricanes generally are ________.

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

A cT air mass is ________.

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front ________.