Question 1

Arctic air masses contains less moisture than Polar air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Using a current weather map (either from a newspaper or the Internet)identify the wave cyclones and their current stage of development.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Wind speed associated with tornadoes may be as high as:

Accepted Answer

A) 50 kilometers per hour (30 miles per hour) 
B) 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour) 
C) 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour) 
D) 400 kilometers per hour (250 miles per hour) 
E) 550 kilometers per hour (340 miles per hour) 
A) 50 kilometers per hour (30 miles per hour) 
B) 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour) 
C) 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour) 
D) 400 kilometers per hour (250 miles per hour) 
E) 550 kilometers per hour (340 miles per hour)

Question 4

Which of the following conditions is associated with the eye of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) ascending air cooling adiabatically 
B) descending air cooling adiabatically 
C) ascending air warming adiabatically 
D) descending air warming adiabatically 
E) ascending air that neither warms or cools 
A) ascending air cooling adiabatically 
B) descending air cooling adiabatically 
C) ascending air warming adiabatically 
D) descending air warming adiabatically 
E) ascending air that neither warms or cools

Question 5

Wave cyclones are heavily concentrated in the regions of the Aleutian and Icelandic lows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An air mass that forms over warm oceans from an equatorial region would be designated by which of the following symbols?

Accepted Answer

A) cP 
B) cE 
C) mE 
D) mA 
E) mAA 
A) cP 
B) cE 
C) mE 
D) mA 
E) mAA

Question 7

What is the approximate size of a wave cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 kilometers (about 6 miles)across 
B) 100 kilometers (about 60 miles)across 
C) 200 kilometers (about 120 miles)across 
D) 500 kilometers (about 300 miles)across 
E) 1000 kilometers (about 600 miles)across 
A) 10 kilometers (about 6 miles)across 
B) 100 kilometers (about 60 miles)across 
C) 200 kilometers (about 120 miles)across 
D) 500 kilometers (about 300 miles)across 
E) 1000 kilometers (about 600 miles)across

Question 8

Describe the nature of a hurricane from its development,movement and dissolution.

Accepted Answer

A hurricane is a powerful tropical storm

Question 9

Jet streams contribute to the movement of air masses from one region to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Using a recent news story (from a newspaper or the Internet)describe the development,movement and impact of a tornado.

Accepted Answer

In a recent news story, a tornado develo

Question 11

When a cold front has overtaken the warm front in a wave cyclone,it is referred to as occluded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following features does the Simpson-Safir Scale not describe with regard to hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) rainfall amounts 
B) cyclone intensity 
C) central pressure 
D) storm surges 
E) mean wind speed 
A) rainfall amounts 
B) cyclone intensity 
C) central pressure 
D) storm surges 
E) mean wind speed

Question 13

The most frequent form of precipitation in the tropical latitudes is:

Accepted Answer

A) the traveling wave cyclone 
B) the hurricane 
C) the typhoon 
D) the Hadley cell 
E) the easterly wave 
A) the traveling wave cyclone 
B) the hurricane 
C) the typhoon 
D) the Hadley cell 
E) the easterly wave

Question 14

Warm front precipitation is produced from strataform clouds and are of a more gentle variety than that of cold front precipitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following weather systems are associated with anticyclonic conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) cool,wet weather 
B) fine rain of lasting duration 
C) thick cloud and heavy rain 
D) few clouds with no rain 
E) high wind speeds with no rain 
A) cool,wet weather 
B) fine rain of lasting duration 
C) thick cloud and heavy rain 
D) few clouds with no rain 
E) high wind speeds with no rain

Question 16

A wave cyclone may contain warm and cold fronts,but not stationary fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Weak low pressure troughs in equatorial regions lead to the development of easterly waves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Descending air at the ITCZ moves poleward and ascends at the subtropical high to move heat and moisture poleward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the development of tornadoes?

Accepted Answer

A) Cool,stable air associated with interior,mountain regions 
B) Warm,stable air associated with continental interiors 
C) Cold front lifts a warm front leading to turbulence 
D) Cold front lifts another cold front leading to alternating patches of stable and unstable air 
E) Warm dry front lifts a cool maritime front leading to turbulence 
A) Cool,stable air associated with interior,mountain regions 
B) Warm,stable air associated with continental interiors 
C) Cold front lifts a warm front leading to turbulence 
D) Cold front lifts another cold front leading to alternating patches of stable and unstable air 
E) Warm dry front lifts a cool maritime front leading to turbulence

Question 20

A wave begins to form in a wave cyclone during which of the following stages?

Accepted Answer

A) early stage 
B) open stage 
C) closed stage 
D) occluded 
E) dissolving stage 
A) early stage 
B) open stage 
C) closed stage 
D) occluded 
E) dissolving stage

Arctic air masses contains less moisture than Polar air masses.

Using a current weather map (either from a newspaper or the Internet)identify the wave cyclones and their current stage of development.

Wind speed associated with tornadoes may be as high as:

Which of the following conditions is associated with the eye of a hurricane?

Wave cyclones are heavily concentrated in the regions of the Aleutian and Icelandic lows.

An air mass that forms over warm oceans from an equatorial region would be designated by which of the following symbols?

What is the approximate size of a wave cyclone?

Describe the nature of a hurricane from its development,movement and dissolution.

Jet streams contribute to the movement of air masses from one region to another.

Using a recent news story (from a newspaper or the Internet)describe the development,movement and impact of a tornado.

When a cold front has overtaken the warm front in a wave cyclone,it is referred to as occluded.

Which of the following features does the Simpson-Safir Scale not describe with regard to hurricanes?

The most frequent form of precipitation in the tropical latitudes is:

Warm front precipitation is produced from strataform clouds and are of a more gentle variety than that of cold front precipitation.

Which of the following weather systems are associated with anticyclonic conditions?

A wave cyclone may contain warm and cold fronts,but not stationary fronts.

Weak low pressure troughs in equatorial regions lead to the development of easterly waves.

Descending air at the ITCZ moves poleward and ascends at the subtropical high to move heat and moisture poleward.

Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the development of tornadoes?

A wave begins to form in a wave cyclone during which of the following stages?

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Arctic air masses contains less moisture than Polar air masses.

Using a current weather map (either from a newspaper or the Internet)identify the wave cyclones and their current stage of development.

Wind speed associated with tornadoes may be as high as:

Which of the following conditions is associated with the eye of a hurricane?

Wave cyclones are heavily concentrated in the regions of the Aleutian and Icelandic lows.

An air mass that forms over warm oceans from an equatorial region would be designated by which of the following symbols?

What is the approximate size of a wave cyclone?

Describe the nature of a hurricane from its development,movement and dissolution.

Jet streams contribute to the movement of air masses from one region to another.

Using a recent news story (from a newspaper or the Internet)describe the development,movement and impact of a tornado.

When a cold front has overtaken the warm front in a wave cyclone,it is referred to as occluded.

Which of the following features does the Simpson-Safir Scale not describe with regard to hurricanes?

The most frequent form of precipitation in the tropical latitudes is:

Warm front precipitation is produced from strataform clouds and are of a more gentle variety than that of cold front precipitation.

Which of the following weather systems are associated with anticyclonic conditions?

A wave cyclone may contain warm and cold fronts,but not stationary fronts.

Weak low pressure troughs in equatorial regions lead to the development of easterly waves.

Descending air at the ITCZ moves poleward and ascends at the subtropical high to move heat and moisture poleward.

Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the development of tornadoes?

A wave begins to form in a wave cyclone during which of the following stages?

The Earth As a Rotating Planet

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Winds and the Global Circulation System

Global Climates

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

Global Soils

Earth Materials

Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Landforms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Waves and Wind

Glacier Landforms and the Ice Age

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