Exam 6: Weather Systems

In the eye of a tropical cyclone, conditions are:

The early stage of a wave cyclone involves interaction between:

The center of a tropical cyclone is known as the:

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

A cyclonic storm is an intense weather disturbance within a moving cyclone generating strong winds, cloudiness, and precipitation.

Warm fronts tend to be steeper and move more slowly than cold fronts.

Which of the following is sometimes called a "fairweather system"?

A slow moving trough of low pressure within the belt of tropical easterlies is a (an):

The distinguishing characteristic of tropical air masses is that they tend to be ______.

Tropical weather systems differ from those of the mid-latitudes because:

Tropical cyclones generally form:

As a warm front advances, it wedges under colder air forcing it upward and producing cumulus clouds and thunderstorms.

Key factors that are used to classify air masses are _______ and _______ of their source regions.

The smallest type of traveling cyclone is the ________.

Traveling anticyclones tend to be found in the mid-latitudes, associated with ridges or domes of clear, dry air.

The air mass found in the area labeled 6 would be designated:

Continental arctic air masses are:

Continental polar air masses are:

A steely-sloped, fast-moving front is a(n)_______ front

An air mass is an extensive body of air in which temperature and moisture characteristics are fairly uniform over a large area.