Question 1

Surface winds for an anticyclone are convergent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

-The type of front shown in the diagram above is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Humid air is less dense than dry air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ridges and troughs are features of the upper level wind pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Each of the statements refers to the approach or to the passage of a front. If the statement refers to the approach of a typical cold front, use the letter A for your answer. If the statement refers to the approach or passage of a typical warm front, use the letter B. If the statement applies to both, answer with letter C
-Severe thunderstorm/tornado

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each of the statements refers to the...

Question 6

Straight west-to-east winds aloft cause maximum cyclone development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has this type of front for the longest period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) occluded 
B) warm 
C) cold 
D) All three front types stay about the same amount of time. 
A) occluded 
B) warm 
C) cold 
D) All three front types stay about the same amount of time.

Question 8

What is the cause-and-effect relationship between the pattern of upper-level winds and surface low- and high-pressure systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Surface systems depend primarily on wind speeds at upper levels. 
B) Upper level wind patterns strongly control the origin and development of surface systems. 
C) Surface lows decrease upper level wind speeds,surface highs increase them. 
D) There is no strong or consistent relationship. 
E) Surface systems control the upper level wind patterns. 
A) Surface systems depend primarily on wind speeds at upper levels. 
B) Upper level wind patterns strongly control the origin and development of surface systems. 
C) Surface lows decrease upper level wind speeds,surface highs increase them. 
D) There is no strong or consistent relationship. 
E) Surface systems control the upper level wind patterns.

Question 9

Warm-type occluded fronts are the most common type of occluded front to form east of the Rockies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

-The type of front shown on the diagram above is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

-Refer to the diagram of a front shown above.If the warm air at the back is stable,what kind of cloud is most likely to form and produce precipitation in association with the front?

Accepted Answer

A) nimbostratus 
B) cumulonimbus 
C) altocumulus 
D) cirrus 
A) nimbostratus 
B) cumulonimbus 
C) altocumulus 
D) cirrus

Question 12

Typically,upper-level air flow is slower over anticyclones than over cyclones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Middle-latitude cyclones typically develop along segments of the polar front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Thunderstorms can be generated when a cT air mass meets an mT air mass and creates a frontal boundary called a:

Accepted Answer

A) cold front. 
B) warm front. 
C) dryline. 
D) humidity front. 
A) cold front. 
B) warm front. 
C) dryline. 
D) humidity front.

Question 15

Why is the number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall,winter and spring months?

Accepted Answer

A) Temperature contrasts are greater. 
B) Temperatures are below freezing. 
C) Density of the air is greatest. 
D) Air is drier then. 
E) Meteorologists do not know. 
A) Temperature contrasts are greater. 
B) Temperatures are below freezing. 
C) Density of the air is greatest. 
D) Air is drier then. 
E) Meteorologists do not know.

Question 16

Freezing rain and/or sleet occur most often with a cold front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The lowest pressure would be found at which one of the following points?

Accepted Answer

A) point E 
B) point B 
C) point J 
D) point A 
E) point D 
A) point E 
B) point B 
C) point J 
D) point A 
E) point D

Question 18

The more violent nature of weather produced by a cold front can be attributed to which two factors?

Accepted Answer

A) the gradual slope and fast forward motion of the front 
B) the steep slope and fast forward motion of the front 
C) the gradual slope and slow forward motion of the front 
D) the steep slope and slow forward motion of the front 
A) the gradual slope and fast forward motion of the front 
B) the steep slope and fast forward motion of the front 
C) the gradual slope and slow forward motion of the front 
D) the steep slope and slow forward motion of the front

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 1)5 
C) 2)5 
D) 2 
E) 0)5 
A) 1 
B) 1)5 
C) 2)5 
D) 2 
E) 0)5

Question 20

The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be:

Accepted Answer

A) 50 - 100 km. 
B) 5 - 10 km. 
C) 1000 km. 
D) 10,000 km. 
E) 20,000 km. 
A) 50 - 100 km. 
B) 5 - 10 km. 
C) 1000 km. 
D) 10,000 km. 
E) 20,000 km.

Surface winds for an anticyclone are convergent.

-The type of front shown in the diagram above is:

Humid air is less dense than dry air.

Ridges and troughs are features of the upper level wind pattern.

Straight west-to-east winds aloft cause maximum cyclone development.

An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has this type of front for the longest period of time.

What is the cause-and-effect relationship between the pattern of upper-level winds and surface low- and high-pressure systems?

Warm-type occluded fronts are the most common type of occluded front to form east of the Rockies.

-The type of front shown on the diagram above is:

-Refer to the diagram of a front shown above.If the warm air at the back is stable,what kind of cloud is most likely to form and produce precipitation in association with the front?

Typically,upper-level air flow is slower over anticyclones than over cyclones.

Middle-latitude cyclones typically develop along segments of the polar front.

Thunderstorms can be generated when a cT air mass meets an mT air mass and creates a frontal boundary called a:

Why is the number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall,winter and spring months?

Freezing rain and/or sleet occur most often with a cold front.

The lowest pressure would be found at which one of the following points?

The more violent nature of weather produced by a cold front can be attributed to which two factors?

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

The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be:

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Exam 9: Weather Patterns

Surface winds for an anticyclone are convergent.

-The type of front shown in the diagram above is:

Humid air is less dense than dry air.

Ridges and troughs are features of the upper level wind pattern.

Straight west-to-east winds aloft cause maximum cyclone development.

An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has this type of front for the longest period of time.

What is the cause-and-effect relationship between the pattern of upper-level winds and surface low- and high-pressure systems?

Warm-type occluded fronts are the most common type of occluded front to form east of the Rockies.

-The type of front shown on the diagram above is:

-Refer to the diagram of a front shown above.If the warm air at the back is stable,what kind of cloud is most likely to form and produce precipitation in association with the front?

Typically,upper-level air flow is slower over anticyclones than over cyclones.

Middle-latitude cyclones typically develop along segments of the polar front.

Thunderstorms can be generated when a cT air mass meets an mT air mass and creates a frontal boundary called a:

Why is the number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall,winter and spring months?

Freezing rain and/or sleet occur most often with a cold front.

The lowest pressure would be found at which one of the following points?

The more violent nature of weather produced by a cold front can be attributed to which two factors?

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

The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be:

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Heating Earths Surface and Atmosphere

Temperature

Moisture and Atmospheric Stability

Forms of Condensation and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Air Masses

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Air Pollution

The Changing Climate

World Climates

Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere

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