Question 1

In a midlatitude anticyclone, where are the strongest winds usually found?

Accepted Answer

A)   near the center
B)   near the eastern edge
C)   near the western edge
D)   associated with the least pressure gradient
E)   associated with the least Coriolis effectF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The correct designation for a hurricane is as a(n)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   enlarged tornado
B)   super thunderstorm complex
C)   tropical cyclone
D)   tropical occlusion
E)   extratropical anticycloneF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

A midlatitude cyclone is also properly termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a wave cyclone
B)   a low
C)   a depression
D)   a hurricane
E)   an anticycloneF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Why are air masses seldom generated in the middle latitudes?

Accepted Answer

The middle latitudes are zones...

Question 5

Fronts are located ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   near air masses
B)   underneath air masses
C)   in the middle of air masses
D)   at the edges of air masses
E)   with respect to motion, to the rear of air massesF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Which front is shown on weather maps as a line with alternating semicircles and triangles on the same side of the line?

Accepted Answer

A)   warm front
B)   cold front
C)   stationary front
D)   occluded front
E)   dry frontF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Thunderstorms often accompany the warm sector ahead of cold fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Stable anticyclones act as a ________ to moving cyclones.

Accepted Answer

A)   cause
B)   friend
C)   block
D)   rainy counterpart
E)   catalystF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Cyclogenesis occurs along the________.

Accepted Answer

A)   polar front
B)   occluded front
C)   edge of a baugio
D)   edge of a hurricane
E)   center of the subtropical highF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following occurs least over North America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maritime Tropical air from the North Pacific
B)   Maritime Polar air from the Gulf of Alaska
C)   Maritime Tropical air from the Pacific
D)   Maritime Polar air from the North Atlantic
E)   Arctic air from SiberiaF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is CLOSEST to the WIDTH of a front at Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   10 meters
B)   100 meters
C)   10 kilometers
D)   100 kilometers
E)   1000 kilometersF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

________ is a distinguishing feature of thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A)   A cirrus cloud base
B)   An anvil top
C)   Scant vertical development
D)   Ground fog
E)   Clouds of horizontal developmentF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Fronts typically lean with height so that they slope at so low an angle as to be much closer to horizontal than vertical in their orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What process seems to weaken hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A)   travel over warm ocean water
B)   eyewall replacement
C)   divergence of winds aloft
D)   convergence of winds at the surface
E)   the strengthening of updraftsF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Midlatitude cyclones contain several well-defined channels of air called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fronts
B)   Rossby waves
C)   the eye
D)   the stratus layer
E)   the conveyor beltF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which type of front typically produces the fastest rise of air?

Accepted Answer

A)   cold
B)   warm
C)   stationary
D)   occluded
E)   darkF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

When air masses come together, warm air rises over cold air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In an occluded front, the warm air sector is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   on the ground
B)   above the ground
C)   north of the cold sector
D)   south of the cold sector
E)   in the center of the anticycloneF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The beginning of a middle latitude cyclone is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a westerly wave
B)   the dissipating stage
C)   the mature stage
D)   cyclogenesis
E)   an occlusionF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following probably is least indicative of a cold frontal passage two hours ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in temperature
B)   a change in wind speed
C)   an increase in in humidity
D)   an increase in stability
E)   a change in wind directionF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Exam 7: Atmospheric Disturbances

Which of the following probably is least indicative of a cold frontal passage two hours ago?

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Cyclogenesis occurs along the________.

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In a midlatitude anticyclone, where are the strongest winds usually found?

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When air masses come together, warm air rises over cold air.

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Fronts typically lean with height so that they slope at so low an angle as to be much closer to horizontal than vertical in their orientation.

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The correct designation for a hurricane is as a(n) ________.

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The beginning of a middle latitude cyclone is known as ________.

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Midlatitude cyclones contain several well-defined channels of air called ________.

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________ is a distinguishing feature of thunderstorms.

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Stable anticyclones act as a ________ to moving cyclones.

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Which type of front typically produces the fastest rise of air?

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In an occluded front, the warm air sector is ________.

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Which of the following is CLOSEST to the WIDTH of a front at Earth's surface?

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Thunderstorms often accompany the warm sector ahead of cold fronts.

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Fronts are located ________.

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A midlatitude cyclone is also properly termed ________.

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What process seems to weaken hurricanes?

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Which of the following occurs least over North America?

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Why are air masses seldom generated in the middle latitudes?

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Which front is shown on weather maps as a line with alternating semicircles and triangles on the same side of the line?

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