Question 1

Convectional lifting is caused by

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A) circulatory movement deep in Earth's interior. 
B) contact of an air mass with warm ground surfaces. 
C) the movement of cumulus clouds. 
D) humid air rising through the atmosphere. 
A) circulatory movement deep in Earth's interior. 
B) contact of an air mass with warm ground surfaces. 
C) the movement of cumulus clouds. 
D) humid air rising through the atmosphere.

Question 2

Which type of weather is characterized by spiral storms with winds of up to 300 km/hour?

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A) hurricanes 
B) tornadoes 
C) tropical depressions 
D) tropical storms 
A) hurricanes 
B) tornadoes 
C) tropical depressions 
D) tropical storms

Question 3

When warm air moves into a cold air mass,the less-dense warmer air rides up over the colder,denser air.This is very similar to

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A) orographic lifting. 
B) adiabatic lifting. 
C) temperature inversion. 
D) what happens during a tornado. 
A) orographic lifting. 
B) adiabatic lifting. 
C) temperature inversion. 
D) what happens during a tornado.

Question 4

Which of the following is not associated with a cold front?

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A) thunderstorms 
B) drop in air pressure 
C) gradually rising warm air 
D) clear skies behind the front 
A) thunderstorms 
B) drop in air pressure 
C) gradually rising warm air 
D) clear skies behind the front

Question 5

Unstable conditions and stormy weather can be expected with the passage of a

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A) low pressure system. 
B) high pressure system. 
A) low pressure system. 
B) high pressure system.

Question 6

What happens to water-vapor molecules at the lifting condensation level?

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At the lifting condensation le

Question 7

A rise in pressure is an indication

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A) of an approaching cold front. 
B) that a cold front has passed. 
C) orographic lifting. 
D) a stationary front. 
A) of an approaching cold front. 
B) that a cold front has passed. 
C) orographic lifting. 
D) a stationary front.

Question 8

How are air convection cycles generated?

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Warm air rises,expands and coo

Question 9

As an air parcel expands and cools,or compresses and warms,with no interchange of heat with its surroundings,the situation is called

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A) temperature equilibrium. 
B) an adiabatic process. 
C) stable equilibrium. 
D) lapse rate. 
A) temperature equilibrium. 
B) an adiabatic process. 
C) stable equilibrium. 
D) lapse rate.

Question 10

During the summer months,the Gulf of Mexico is generally

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A) cool along the coast. 
B) very hot and very humid. 
C) hot and dry. 
D) none of the above 
A) cool along the coast. 
B) very hot and very humid. 
C) hot and dry. 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Clouds that begin to develop 6000 meters above the ground are generally

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A) stratus and stratocumulus type clouds. 
B) cumulus and stratus type clouds. 
C) cirrus and cirrostratus type clouds. 
D) cumulonimbus and altocumulus type clouds. 
A) stratus and stratocumulus type clouds. 
B) cumulus and stratus type clouds. 
C) cirrus and cirrostratus type clouds. 
D) cumulonimbus and altocumulus type clouds.

Question 12

The amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on air temperature.At higher temperatures the air

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A) holds less water vapor. 
B) can hold more water vapor. 
C) is saturated. 
D) holds water vapor at its dew point. 
A) holds less water vapor. 
B) can hold more water vapor. 
C) is saturated. 
D) holds water vapor at its dew point.

Question 13

Cloud types associated with stable air include

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A) cumulus and cumulonimbus. 
B) cirrostratus,altostratus,and stratus. 
C) cirrostratus,altocumulus,and altostratus. 
D) stratocumulus,stratus,and cirrostratus. 
A) cumulus and cumulonimbus. 
B) cirrostratus,altostratus,and stratus. 
C) cirrostratus,altocumulus,and altostratus. 
D) stratocumulus,stratus,and cirrostratus.

Question 14

Drought conditions and high temperatures over the Great Plains are most likely caused by a

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A) continental tropical air mass. 
B) continental polar air mass. 
C) maritime tropical air mass. 
D) maritime polar air mass. 
A) continental tropical air mass. 
B) continental polar air mass. 
C) maritime tropical air mass. 
D) maritime polar air mass.

Question 15

Why are hurricanes more likely to occur on the eastern coast of the United States than on the western coast?

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Hurricanes need warm water.The warm wate

Question 16

What are the three main atmospheric lifting mechanisms?

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Convectional lifting due to the unequal

Question 17

If a volume of air is warmed,it expands.If a volume of air expands,it

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A) warms. 
B) cools. 
C) neither warms nor cools. 
A) warms. 
B) cools. 
C) neither warms nor cools.

Question 18

Lightning occurs as water droplets in a cloud become electrically charged.Energy is positively charged

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A) at the base of the cloud. 
B) at the top of the cloud. 
C) throughout the cloud. 
D) surrounding the cloud. 
A) at the base of the cloud. 
B) at the top of the cloud. 
C) throughout the cloud. 
D) surrounding the cloud.

Question 19

What is an adiabatic process?

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An adiabatic process

Question 20

Hurricanes can be generated

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A) in tropical desert areas. 
B) from tropical storms with high levels of moisture and thermal energy. 
C) as moist thermal winds cross over the equator. 
D) by all of these. 
A) in tropical desert areas. 
B) from tropical storms with high levels of moisture and thermal energy. 
C) as moist thermal winds cross over the equator. 
D) by all of these.

Exam 25: Driving Forces of Weather

Convectional lifting is caused by

Which type of weather is characterized by spiral storms with winds of up to 300 km/hour?

When warm air moves into a cold air mass,the less-dense warmer air rides up over the colder,denser air.This is very similar to

Which of the following is not associated with a cold front?

Unstable conditions and stormy weather can be expected with the passage of a

What happens to water-vapor molecules at the lifting condensation level?

A rise in pressure is an indication

How are air convection cycles generated?

As an air parcel expands and cools,or compresses and warms,with no interchange of heat with its surroundings,the situation is called

During the summer months,the Gulf of Mexico is generally

Clouds that begin to develop 6000 meters above the ground are generally

The amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on air temperature.At higher temperatures the air

Cloud types associated with stable air include

Drought conditions and high temperatures over the Great Plains are most likely caused by a

Why are hurricanes more likely to occur on the eastern coast of the United States than on the western coast?

What are the three main atmospheric lifting mechanisms?

If a volume of air is warmed,it expands.If a volume of air expands,it

Lightning occurs as water droplets in a cloud become electrically charged.Energy is positively charged

What is an adiabatic process?

Hurricanes can be generated

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