Question 1

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "continental" air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Maritime polar air masses are:

Accepted Answer

A) cold and wet 
B) cold and dry 
C) warm and wet 
D) warm and dry 
A) cold and wet 
B) cold and dry 
C) warm and wet 
D) warm and dry

Question 3

An air mass that formed over the Gulf of Mexico would be classified as a maritime tropical air mass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Wave cyclones form:

Accepted Answer

A) along the polar front 
B) from an easterly wave 
C) along an occluded front 
D) near the subtropical high pressure belts 
A) along the polar front 
B) from an easterly wave 
C) along an occluded front 
D) near the subtropical high pressure belts

Question 5

Anticyclones are often referred to as fair-weather systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which stage of a thunderstorm has both updrafts and downdrafts occurring at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A) Cumulus Stage 
B) Mature Stage 
C) Dissipating Stage 
D) All of the above 
A) Cumulus Stage 
B) Mature Stage 
C) Dissipating Stage 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Thunderstorms are associated with unstable air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a type of cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A) hurricane 
B) typhoon 
C) tornado 
D) monsoon 
A) hurricane 
B) typhoon 
C) tornado 
D) monsoon

Question 9

Which of the following cyclones tend to be the smallest in size?

Accepted Answer

A) hurricane 
B) wave cyclone 
C) typhoon 
D) tornado 
A) hurricane 
B) wave cyclone 
C) typhoon 
D) tornado

Question 10

The leading edge of an air mass is called a _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The leading edge of an air mass...

Question 11

Maritime tropical air masses are:

Accepted Answer

A) cold and wet 
B) cold and dry 
C) warm and wet 
D) warm and dry 
A) cold and wet 
B) cold and dry 
C) warm and wet 
D) warm and dry

Question 12

Midlatitude cyclones formed from interactions between cold and warm air masses along the polar front are _______ cyclones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Midlatitude cyclones formed from interactions between cold...

Question 13

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "dry" air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The air mass found in the area labeled 2 would be designated:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Weather conditions associated with an anticyclone include

Accepted Answer

A) clear skies 
B) thunder and lightening 
C) hail 
D) none of the above 
A) clear skies 
B) thunder and lightening 
C) hail 
D) none of the above

Question 16

The wave cyclone is the dominant weather system of the middle and high latitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In a cyclone, air cools adiabatically as it moves towards the central low pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following air masses would be likely to be the most dry?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The figure labeled C shows the _______ of wave cyclone development.

Accepted Answer

A) initial conditions 
B) early stage 
C) occluded stage 
D) open stage 
A) initial conditions 
B) early stage 
C) occluded stage 
D) open stage

Question 20

Tropical cyclones only form over:

Accepted Answer

A) oceans warmer than 32ᵒ C 
B) oceans warmer than 26.5 ᵒ 
C) oceans warmer than 22ᵒ 
D) land 
A) oceans warmer than 32ᵒ C 
B) oceans warmer than 26.5 ᵒ 
C) oceans warmer than 22ᵒ 
D) land

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "continental" air masses.

Maritime polar air masses are:

An air mass that formed over the Gulf of Mexico would be classified as a maritime tropical air mass.

Wave cyclones form:

Anticyclones are often referred to as fair-weather systems.

Which stage of a thunderstorm has both updrafts and downdrafts occurring at the same time?

Thunderstorms are associated with unstable air.

Which of the following is not a type of cyclone?

Which of the following cyclones tend to be the smallest in size?

The leading edge of an air mass is called a _________.

Maritime tropical air masses are:

Midlatitude cyclones formed from interactions between cold and warm air masses along the polar front are _______ cyclones.

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "dry" air masses.

The air mass found in the area labeled 2 would be designated:

Weather conditions associated with an anticyclone include

The wave cyclone is the dominant weather system of the middle and high latitudes.

In a cyclone, air cools adiabatically as it moves towards the central low pressure.

Which of the following air masses would be likely to be the most dry?

The figure labeled C shows the _______ of wave cyclone development.

Tropical cyclones only form over:

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Exam 6: Weather Systems

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "continental" air masses.

Maritime polar air masses are:

An air mass that formed over the Gulf of Mexico would be classified as a maritime tropical air mass.

Wave cyclones form:

Anticyclones are often referred to as fair-weather systems.

Which stage of a thunderstorm has both updrafts and downdrafts occurring at the same time?

Thunderstorms are associated with unstable air.

Which of the following is not a type of cyclone?

Which of the following cyclones tend to be the smallest in size?

The leading edge of an air mass is called a _________.

Maritime tropical air masses are:

Midlatitude cyclones formed from interactions between cold and warm air masses along the polar front are _______ cyclones.

Air masses that form over continents are classified as "dry" air masses.

The air mass found in the area labeled 2 would be designated:

Weather conditions associated with an anticyclone include

The wave cyclone is the dominant weather system of the middle and high latitudes.

In a cyclone, air cools adiabatically as it moves towards the central low pressure.

Which of the following air masses would be likely to be the most dry?

The figure labeled C shows the _______ of wave cyclone development.

Tropical cyclones only form over:

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

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