Question 1

Of those below, the coldest, driest ones are termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   maritime tropical
B)   continental tropical
C)   continental polar
D)   equatorial
E)   maritime polarF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The 1-5 scale rating hurricane intensity is the ________ Scale.

Accepted Answer

A)   Saffir-Simpson
B)   Fujita
C)   PH
D)   Likert
E)   CrawfordF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following represents a typical count of confirmed tornadoes for a year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   10
C)   100
D)   1,000
E)   10,000F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Rain clouds associated with a cold front can be found hundreds of kilometers ahead of the front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ________ is the most dangerous feature of a hurricane.

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Question 6

With a series of sketch maps, draw and then describe the beginnings, maturity, and "death" of a midlatitude cyclone.

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Question 7

An average air mass is on the order of ________ kilometers in diameter.

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   10
C)   160
D)   1,600
E)   16,000F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Explain how midlatitude cyclones are associated with midlatitude anticyclones.

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Question 9

Of the weather disturbances explained in the textbook, ________ affect weather over the greatest area at any one time.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Tornadoes contain extreme pressure gradients. They are thought to be on the order of ________ millibars from the outside to the inside of the storm.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   100
C)   1,000
D)   10,000
E)   100,000F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following rarely affects North America?

Accepted Answer

A)   continental tropical
B)   maritime tropical
C)   Arctic
D)   continental polar
E)   equatorialF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

How would you know that a new air mass had passed over your location in the last couple of hours?

Accepted Answer

A)   change in temperature
B)   change in wind speed
C)   change in humidity
D)   change in stability
E)   all of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

To be officially considered a hurricane, sustained wind speed must be at least 119 kilometers per hour (74 mph).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As a rule, thunderstorms are unknown poleward of ________ latitude.

Accepted Answer

A)   10°
B)   20°
C)   30°
D)   40°
E)   60°F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Hurricanes have their greatest wind speeds within the eyewall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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)   in none of the above locationsF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which type of cloud is associated with a thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

A)   cumulonimbus
B)   stratocumulus
C)   cirrus
D)   cirrocumulus
E)   altocumulusF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

A(n)  ________ is an upward-looking Doppler radar which is used to sense wind speed and direction at various levels in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A)   mesonetwork
B)   barometer
C)   anemometer
D)   wind profiler
E)   hydrographF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Easterly waves occasionally intensify into hurricanes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Atmospheric Disturbances

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