Question 1

The front on the left is a

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A) warm front. 
B) cold front. 
C) stationary front. 
D) occluded front. 
A) warm front. 
B) cold front. 
C) stationary front. 
D) occluded front.

Question 2

Why don't continental polar air masses form over Greenland?

Accepted Answer

A) Greenland isn't in the high latitudes. 
B) Greenland isn't in the low latitudes. 
C) Greenland is in the middle latitudes. 
D) Greenland isn't large enough. 
A) Greenland isn't in the high latitudes. 
B) Greenland isn't in the low latitudes. 
C) Greenland is in the middle latitudes. 
D) Greenland isn't large enough.

Question 3

When ________ is (are)occurring in flat terrain,it is almost always the direct result of a warm front.

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A) rain showers 
B) overrunning 
C) thunderstorms 
D) hail 
A) rain showers 
B) overrunning 
C) thunderstorms 
D) hail

Question 4

What is the Pineapple express and what effect does it have on California weather?

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In some years,the majority of Pacific st

Question 5

Air-mass source regions

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A) are most common at mid-latitudes. 
B) are typically on the order of a thousand square kilometers in size. 
C) typically require many days to form an air mass. 
D) exist in winter, but not in summer. 
A) are most common at mid-latitudes. 
B) are typically on the order of a thousand square kilometers in size. 
C) typically require many days to form an air mass. 
D) exist in winter, but not in summer.

Question 6

The figure depicts a

Accepted Answer

A) warm front. 
B) cold front. 
C) stationary front. 
D) occluded front. 
A) warm front. 
B) cold front. 
C) stationary front. 
D) occluded front.

Question 7

This figure illustrates the southward movement of a

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A) continental tropical air mass. 
B) continental polar air mass. 
C) maritime tropical air mass. 
D) maritime polar air mass. 
A) continental tropical air mass. 
B) continental polar air mass. 
C) maritime tropical air mass. 
D) maritime polar air mass.

Question 8

Drylines are most common in this part of North America.

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A) Northeast 
B) Southeast 
C) southern Great Plains 
D) Pacific Northwest 
A) Northeast 
B) Southeast 
C) southern Great Plains 
D) Pacific Northwest

Question 9

________ refers to warm air at the surface being cut off by the meeting of two cold fronts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ refers to warm air at the...

Question 10

The passage of a front often brings

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A) strange odors. 
B) clear skies. 
C) abrupt changes in temperature, humidity and wind. 
D) abrupt changes in atmospheric composition. 
A) strange odors. 
B) clear skies. 
C) abrupt changes in temperature, humidity and wind. 
D) abrupt changes in atmospheric composition.

Question 11

An mT air mass from the Gulf of Mexico moves northward from New Orleans,Louisiana to Chicago,Illinois.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

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A) The air mass would become drier. 
B) The sea level pressure would rise. 
C) The air mass would become more humid. 
D) The temperature would fall quickly. 
A) The air mass would become drier. 
B) The sea level pressure would rise. 
C) The air mass would become more humid. 
D) The temperature would fall quickly.

Question 12

Warming and cooling of the atmosphere varies across the globe due to

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A) ocean currents. 
B) the unequal distribution of land and water. 
C) global warming. 
D) wind shear. 
A) ocean currents. 
B) the unequal distribution of land and water. 
C) global warming. 
D) wind shear.

Question 13

Cold fronts

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A) typically bring mild weather. 
B) have an upper boundary that slopes forward. 
C) have flat forward edges. 
D) cause convergence when they meet warm air. 
A) typically bring mild weather. 
B) have an upper boundary that slopes forward. 
C) have flat forward edges. 
D) cause convergence when they meet warm air.

Question 14

The coldest air mass is

Accepted Answer

A) maritime polar. 
B) continental tropical. 
C) maritime tropical. 
D) arctic. 
A) maritime polar. 
B) continental tropical. 
C) maritime tropical. 
D) arctic.

Question 15

This type of air mass is responsible for much of the precipitation along the coast of western North America: ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This type of air mass is responsible...

Question 16

The earliest explanation for occluded fronts held that they formed when

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A) a cold front overtakes a warm front. 
B) two warm fronts meet while traveling in different directions. 
C) a circular region of low pressure at the junction of a cold front and a warm front changed shape. 
D) cold air aloft undercut warm air near the surface. 
A) a cold front overtakes a warm front. 
B) two warm fronts meet while traveling in different directions. 
C) a circular region of low pressure at the junction of a cold front and a warm front changed shape. 
D) cold air aloft undercut warm air near the surface.

Question 17

Which of the following air masses are dominant over the southeastern U.S.,especially in the summer season?

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A) mP 
B) cP 
C) cA 
D) mT 
A) mP 
B) cP 
C) cA 
D) mT

Question 18

The boundary between two adjacent air masses is called

Accepted Answer

A) entrainment. 
B) a front. 
C) adiabatic. 
D) an air strip. 
A) entrainment. 
B) a front. 
C) adiabatic. 
D) an air strip.

Question 19

Different air masses have different stability because

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A) the horizontal temperature variation within an air mass is fairly uniform. 
B) the horizontal temperature variation within an air mass is not uniform. 
C) the vertical temperature variation within an air mass is fairly uniform. 
D) the vertical temperature variation within an air mass is not uniform. 
A) the horizontal temperature variation within an air mass is fairly uniform. 
B) the horizontal temperature variation within an air mass is not uniform. 
C) the vertical temperature variation within an air mass is fairly uniform. 
D) the vertical temperature variation within an air mass is not uniform.

Question 20

Continental polar air masses that form in summer are

Accepted Answer

A) less humid than winter cP air masses. 
B) colder than winter cP air masses. 
C) more likely to stay at higher latitudes than winter cP air masses. 
D) less cloudy than winter cP air masses. 
A) less humid than winter cP air masses. 
B) colder than winter cP air masses. 
C) more likely to stay at higher latitudes than winter cP air masses. 
D) less cloudy than winter cP air masses.

The front on the left is a

Why don't continental polar air masses form over Greenland?

When ________ is (are)occurring in flat terrain,it is almost always the direct result of a warm front.

What is the Pineapple express and what effect does it have on California weather?

Air-mass source regions

The figure depicts a

This figure illustrates the southward movement of a

Drylines are most common in this part of North America.

________ refers to warm air at the surface being cut off by the meeting of two cold fronts.

The passage of a front often brings

An mT air mass from the Gulf of Mexico moves northward from New Orleans,Louisiana to Chicago,Illinois.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Warming and cooling of the atmosphere varies across the globe due to

Cold fronts

The coldest air mass is

This type of air mass is responsible for much of the precipitation along the coast of western North America: ________.

The earliest explanation for occluded fronts held that they formed when

Which of the following air masses are dominant over the southeastern U.S.,especially in the summer season?

The boundary between two adjacent air masses is called

Different air masses have different stability because

Continental polar air masses that form in summer are

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The front on the left is a

Why don't continental polar air masses form over Greenland?

When ________ is (are)occurring in flat terrain,it is almost always the direct result of a warm front.

What is the Pineapple express and what effect does it have on California weather?

Air-mass source regions

The figure depicts a

This figure illustrates the southward movement of a

Drylines are most common in this part of North America.

________ refers to warm air at the surface being cut off by the meeting of two cold fronts.

The passage of a front often brings

An mT air mass from the Gulf of Mexico moves northward from New Orleans,Louisiana to Chicago,Illinois.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Warming and cooling of the atmosphere varies across the globe due to

Cold fronts

The coldest air mass is

This type of air mass is responsible for much of the precipitation along the coast of western North America: ________.

The earliest explanation for occluded fronts held that they formed when

Which of the following air masses are dominant over the southeastern U.S.,especially in the summer season?

The boundary between two adjacent air masses is called

Different air masses have different stability because

Continental polar air masses that form in summer are

Energy and Mass

Solar Radiation and the Seasons

Energy Balance and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Cloud Development and Forms

Precipitation Processes

Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions

Midlatitude Cyclones

Lightning, thunder, and Tornadoes

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

Weather Forecasting and Analysis

Human Effects on the Atmosphere

Earths Climates

Climate Changes: Past and Future

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