Question 1

Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

Accepted Answer

A)  tornado
B)  middle-latitude cyclone
C)  hurricane
D)  All should have equally steep pressure gradients.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A tropical depression has stronger winds than a tropical storm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cP
B)  mP
C)  cT
D)  mTE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The greatest loss of life during a natural disaster occurred during ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hurricane Katrina
B)  a tornado in the Midwest
C)  the 1900 Galveston hurricane
D)  a 1959 blizzard in the MidwestE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Midlatitude anticyclones are typically centered on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a continental tropical air mass
B)  a continental polar air mass
C)  a maritime polar air mass
D)  a maritime tropical air massE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

If you were 200 kilometers ahead of the surface position of a warm front,you would find the frontal surface at a height of about ________ km overhead.

Accepted Answer

A)  0) 5
B)  1) 0
C)  1) 5
D)  2) 0E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

When an occluded front passes,the temperature drops dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

TV meteorologists often point at things labeled L on a map and describe them as low pressure centers.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  low pressure centers that are mini-equivalents of hurricanes
B)  midlatitude cyclones
C)  severe weather systems with tornadoes
D)  low level pressure centers,hence the term LE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

A maritime Polar (mP) air mass is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cold and dry
B)  cold and humid
C)  warm and dry
D)  warm and humidE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

If you live in the Midwestern United States or Canada and you experience several days of winter temperatures below -20°C with clear weather,you are undoubtedly experiencing ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Continental Polar air mass
B)  a Maritime Polar air mass
C)  a Continental Tropical air mass
D)  a cyclonic stormE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In a mature middle-latitude cyclone,the warm front precedes the cold front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front,a(n)________ front forms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an active cold front overtakes a...

Question 13

Which of the following is typically not associated with the life cycle of a thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of a cumulus cloud growing to a cumulonimbus
B)  the development of stratus clouds and initiation of light rain
C)  the development of strong downdrafts with heavy rain
D)  strong vertical airflow with vertical motions as high as 100 km/hrE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In a hurricane,the greatest wind speeds and heaviest rainfall occur in the region called the eye.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The summer months (June through August in the Northern Hemisphere)are the period of greatest tornado frequency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Lightning is most prominent in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stratus clouds
B)  cumulus clouds
C)  cumulonimbus clouds
D)  altocumulus cloudsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

In the western Pacific,hurricanes are called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the western Pacific,hurricanes are called ________....

Question 18

The precipitation associated with a warm front typically arrives ________ the actual frontal boundary.

Accepted Answer

A)  considerably ahead of
B)  considerably behind
C)  at about the same time as
D)  none of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation,a(n)________ is issued for areas covering about 65,000 square kilometers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation,a(n)________...

Question 20

Lightning never occurs in the tropics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

The summer months (June through August in the Northern Hemisphere)are the period of greatest tornado frequency.

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In a mature middle-latitude cyclone,the warm front precedes the cold front.

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If you live in the Midwestern United States or Canada and you experience several days of winter temperatures below -20°C with clear weather,you are undoubtedly experiencing ________.

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Lightning is most prominent in ________.

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When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation,a(n)________ is issued for areas covering about 65,000 square kilometers.

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In the western Pacific,hurricanes are called ________.

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When an active cold front overtakes a warm front,a(n)________ front forms.

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Midlatitude anticyclones are typically centered on ________.

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If you were 200 kilometers ahead of the surface position of a warm front,you would find the frontal surface at a height of about ________ km overhead.

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The precipitation associated with a warm front typically arrives ________ the actual frontal boundary.

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The greatest loss of life during a natural disaster occurred during ________.

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When an occluded front passes,the temperature drops dramatically.

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In a hurricane,the greatest wind speeds and heaviest rainfall occur in the region called the eye.

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TV meteorologists often point at things labeled L on a map and describe them as low pressure centers.What are they?

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A tropical depression has stronger winds than a tropical storm.

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Which of the following is typically not associated with the life cycle of a thunderstorm?

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Lightning never occurs in the tropics.

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Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

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An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled ________.

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A maritime Polar (mP) air mass is ________.

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