Chapter 12 Review
Meteorology
At what point do scientists
classify an area’s weather as its
climate?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1 year
5 years
15 years
30 years
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
The hot and humid weather in Texas
during the summer is most likely due
to what type of air mass?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Continental polar
Continental tropical
Maritime polar
Maritime tropical
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Frigid air that travels southward
from Canada would be what type
of air mass?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Continental polar
Continental tropical
Maritime polar
Arctic
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What type of
front is being
modeled in the
diagram?
1.
2.
3.
4.
cold front
warm front
stationary front
occluded front
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What type of weather
is associated with this
type of front?
1. widespread precipitation
2. light winds and precipitation
3. intense precipitation and
thunderstorms
4. strong winds and heavy
precipitation
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What front is
being forecast for
this state?
1.
2.
3.
4.
cold front
warm front
stationary front
occluded front
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What type of air was
at point A and point
B to produce this
front?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Cold air at point A and warm air at point B
Warm air at point A and cold air at point B
Cold air at point A and cold air at point B
Warm air at point A and warm air at point B
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Air Mass Type
Source Region
Winter
Characteristics
Continental polar
interiors of
Canada and
Alaska
very cold, dry
Continental
tropical
southwest United
States, Mexico
warm, dry
Maritime polar
North Pacific
Ocean
mild, humid
Maritime polar
North Atlantic
Ocean
cold, humid
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which air mass
produces
Seattle’s heavy
winter
precipitation?
Continental polar
Continental tropical
Maritime polar, north Pacific ocean
Maritime polar, north Atlantic
ocean
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Air Mass Type
Source Region
Winter
Characteristics
Continental polar
interiors of
Canada and
Alaska
very cold, dry
Continental
tropical
southwest United
States, Mexico
warm, dry
Maritime polar
North Pacific
Ocean
mild, humid
Maritime polar
North Atlantic
Ocean
cold, humid
1.
2.
3.
4.
central Canada
Mexico
northern California
Maine
Which region
would be the
warmest during
the winter as a
result of its air
mass?
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What direction is
the wind moving?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Northeast
Southeast
Northwest
Southwest
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
What is the
barometric
pressure in mb?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1010
10264
1026.4
1010.8
0%
1
0%
2
0%
3.
0%
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
light clouds
clear
heavy clouds
hazy
What does the
sky look like at
the location
with this station
model?
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Current, short-term variations in
the atmosphere are referred to as
____.
1.
2.
3.
4.
humidity
lapse rate
weather
the ionosphere
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
The Coriolis effect is due to the
____ of Earth.
1.
2.
3.
4.
revolution
rotation
shape
density
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Low-pressure systems are usually
associated with ____ weather.
1.
2.
3.
4.
cold and dry
cloudy and rainy
sunny and dry
warm and humid
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
A(n) ____ forecast involves
comparing current weather patterns to
patterns that took place in the past.
1.
2.
3.
4.
real-time
digital
analog
comparative
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Whether the day will be rainy or dry
can be predicted somewhat accurately
by a long-term forecast at the ____
range.
1.
2.
3.
4.
one- to two-month
four- to seven-day
one- to three-day
one- to two-week
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
A balloon-borne package of sensors
that gathers upper-level temperature,
air pressure, and humidity is ____.
1.
2.
3.
4.
a radiosonde
a satellite
a hygrometer
Doppler radar
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
The change in wave frequency of
energy as it moves toward or away
from an observer is the ____.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coriolis effect
Doppler effect
convergence effect
radar effect
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Differences in thermal energy
can be detected with ____.
1. ultraviolet
imagery
2. visible light
3. infrared imagery
4. sonar imagery
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
A record of weather data for a
particular site at a particular time
is a(n) ____.
1.
2.
3.
4.
station model
topographic map
isopleth model
climate map
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Maritime polar (northern Pacific,
Bering Sea)
1.
2.
3.
4.
warm and humid
cold and dry
cool and humid
warm and dry
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Maritime tropical (Gulf of
Mexico)
1.
2.
3.
4.
warm and humid
cold and dry
cool and humid
warm and dry
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Continental tropical
(southwestern desert of the
United States)
1.
2.
3.
4.
warm and humid
cold and dry
cool and humid
warm and dry
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Continental polar (central
Canada)
1.
2.
3.
4.
warm and humid
cold and dry
cool and humid
warm and dry
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Systems that lie between the
poles and about 60° latitude in
both hemispheres
1. trade winds
2. polar easterlies
3. prevailing
westerlies
4. jet streams
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Narrow bands of fast, highaltitude westerly winds
1. trade winds
2. polar easterlies
3. prevailing
westerlies
4. jet streams
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Winds occurring between 30°
north and south latitude and the
equator
1. trade winds
2. polar easterlies
3. prevailing
westerlies
4. jet streams
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
Winds that flow between 30° and
60° north and south latitude
1. trade winds
2. polar easterlies
3. prevailing
westerlies
4. jet streams
0%
1
0%
0%
2
3
0%
4
The diagram shows
a low-pressure
system in the
northern
hemisphere.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
This system
provides
generally
pleasant weather.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
This system always
rotates in a counterclockwise direction.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
Due to the overtaking of a warm
front by a cold front, an occluded
front provides cold but clear
weather.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
Weather is mostly dependent on
changes that occur high up in the
troposphere
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
Imbalances in Earth’s heat
energy help to create weather.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
Due to the Coriolis effect, moving air
particles are deflected to the right in
the northern hemisphere and to the left
in the southern hemisphere.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
Weather radar allows meteorologists to
track precipitation but not clouds,
whereas weather satellites track clouds
but not necessarily precipitation.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2
A(n) analog forecast relies on
numerical data.
1. True
2. False
0%
1
0%
2