Exam 9: Weather Patterns

If a warm front is approaching,you can expect:

When the center of a mature wave cyclone passes to the south,you should expect:

Downstream from a ridge aloft,the wind direction is northwest.

Which of the following lists the stages of the mid-latitude cyclone life cycle in the proper order?

When a warm front passes,temperature rises and the wind usually shifts.

-Refer to the diagram above.Which phase of the midlatitude cyclone's life cycle is associated with this type of front?

The arrival of a cold front brings:

What kind of storm was the subject of the 1991 movie The Perfect Storm?

The cloud type most frequently associated with a cold front is:

Outside of the Great Lakes region,rising barometric pressure and a wind from the northwest generally mean that:

The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is:

-The type of front represented in the diagram above is a:

A dryline causes uplift to occur because:

A low-flying aircraft heading from point J to point H would most likely experience which of the following changes in wind direction?

A ridge aloft is generally associated with:

A blocking high is caused by:

The region between the warm front and cold front of a wave cyclone is the warm sector.

Which air mass type is generally found on the poleward side of a midlatitude cyclone?

Describe the favored locations for surface cyclones and anticyclones with respect to the upper-level ridges and troughs.

On a weather map,________ fronts are shown with blue triangular points along a blue line.