Question 1

Use the map below to answer this question.
 
-The map illustrates the relative positions of a warm and cold front. Where is the warm front located?

Accepted Answer

A)   Between A and B
B)   Between C and D
C)   At E
D)   Between C and GE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Largest tornado swarms are associated with warm fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Air masses moving north from the Gulf of Mexico are likely to be warm and dry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

About how long does it take for a typical frontal system (mid-latitude cyclone)  to cross the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   12 hours
B)   1-2 days
C)   3-7 days
D)   8-13 daysE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

This stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by adiabatic cooling.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cumulus stage
B)   Mature stage
C)   Dissipating stageD) A) and B)
E) A) and C) A

Question 6

Hurricane-generated winds cause most of the damages along the coast when they reach landfall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Air masses moving south from Canada are likely to be cold and dry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How large is a typical, single air mass?

Accepted Answer

A)   The size of a small state (e.g., Delaware) 
B)   The size of a larger state (e.g., Wyoming) 
C)   The size of a region (e.g., eastern United States) 
D)   The size of a continent (e.g., North America) E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) C

Question 9

What air pressure and wind directions are present in tornadoes?

Accepted Answer

A)   High pressure, winds flow outward.
B)   High pressure, winds flow inward.
C)   Low pressure, winds flow inward.
D)   Low pressure, winds flow outward.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

What characteristic of science best describes invention of thermometers and barometers as they relate to understanding weather?

Accepted Answer

A)   Science is falsible.
B)   Science is limited by technology.
C)   Science is tentative.D) A) and B)
E) All of the above

Question 11

Use the map to answer this question.
 
-Identify the continental tropical air mass.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Cumulonimbus clouds are more common along warm fronts than cold fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Use the map below to answer this question.
 
-Which location will become warmer in the next 12 hours?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Warm fronts slope more gently than cold fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

Where do most super-cells form?

Accepted Answer

A)   Between cP and mP air masses along a cold front.
B)   Between cP and mT air masses along a warm front.
C)   Between cP and mP air masses along a warm front.
D)   Between cP and mT air masses along a cold front.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

What air pressure and wind directions are present in hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Low pressure, winds flow inward.
B)   High pressure, winds flow inward.
C)   High pressure, winds flow outward.
D)   Low pressure, winds flow outward.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Most people who die in a hurricane drown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which situations produce the largest pressure gradients?

Accepted Answer

A)   Frontal systems
B)   Hurricanes
C)   TornadoesD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 19

Cold fronts are more steeply inclined than warm fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Use the map below to answer this question.
 
-What direction is the mid-latitude cyclone traveling toward?

Accepted Answer

A)   F
B)   G
C)   HD) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Exam 15: Weather Systems

Use the map below to answer this question. -The map illustrates the relative positions of a warm and cold front. Where is the warm front located?

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Largest tornado swarms are associated with warm fronts.

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Air masses moving north from the Gulf of Mexico are likely to be warm and dry.

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About how long does it take for a typical frontal system (mid-latitude cyclone) to cross the United States?

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This stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by adiabatic cooling.

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Hurricane-generated winds cause most of the damages along the coast when they reach landfall.

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Air masses moving south from Canada are likely to be cold and dry.

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How large is a typical, single air mass?

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What air pressure and wind directions are present in tornadoes?

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What characteristic of science best describes invention of thermometers and barometers as they relate to understanding weather?

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Use the map to answer this question. -Identify the continental tropical air mass.

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Cumulonimbus clouds are more common along warm fronts than cold fronts.

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Use the map below to answer this question. -Which location will become warmer in the next 12 hours?

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Warm fronts slope more gently than cold fronts.

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Where do most super-cells form?

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What air pressure and wind directions are present in hurricanes?

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Most people who die in a hurricane drown.

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Which situations produce the largest pressure gradients?

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Cold fronts are more steeply inclined than warm fronts.

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Use the map below to answer this question. -What direction is the mid-latitude cyclone traveling toward?

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