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1. Mid-latitude cyclones
d. Rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
2. If a warm front is approaching, you can expect after its passage
c. Rising temperatures
3. The continental U.S. lies within this wind belt.
a. Westerlies
4. The two properties that are relatively homogeneous (the same) at the same altitude in an air
mass are
a. Humidity and temperature
5. If an air mass were designated with the letters “cA”, what kind of air mass would it be?
e. Very cold and dry air
6. What force is ultimately responsible for the three cells of circulation we see in each
hemisphere?
b. Coriolis
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7. The prevailing winds that blow between 30 and 60 degrees latitude are called:
c. Trade winds
8. When warmer than normal water exists off the coast of Peru, we are said to have what is
called:
b. El Nino
9. An air mass that forms over the deserts is called?
c. Continental Tropical
10.. Which of these is common for all types of fronts?
a. Decreasing precipitation rates
11. What does El Nino involve?
b. Weakening of the trade winds
12. What is the stage of lightning called where electrons are making a path towards the
earth’s surface?
e. Step-leader
13. If an air mass were designated with the letters “cT”, what kind of air mass would it be?
b.Dry and warm air
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14. The location where warm air from the mid-latitudes converges with cold air from the
poles is called:
a. La Nina
15. What is the flash of light commonly associated with thunderstorms called?
b. Updrafts
16. Where does the majority of precipitation happen in a thunderstorm?
a. Within the updrafts of a thunderstorm
17. What is the sound generated from violently expanding gasses in the atmosphere during a
lightning event
called?
d. Thunder
18. A geostrophic wind that blows quickly due to a steep pressure gradient is called:
e. Jet stream
19. When colder than normal water exists off the coast of Peru, we are said to have what is
called:
a. La Nina
20. Surface winds that blow from the poles to the lower latitudes are called:
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d. Polar easterlies
21. The trade winds are:
a. Easterly winds
22. The “Hadley Cell” is a cell of circulating air that circulates
a. From the equator to the poles
23. If an air mass were designated with the letters “cP”, what kind of air mass would it be?
c. Dry and cold air
24. What is special about the tropics to have hurricanes develop only in that region?
b.Subsiding air currents
25. At what time of day is an air-mass thunderstorm more likely to develop?
a. midafternoon
26. The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:
e. none of these
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27. If an air mass were designated with the letters “mP”, what kind of air mass would it be?
d. Moist and cold air
28. Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of
c. all polar air masses
29. Which of the following is likely during the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
a. lightning
30. If an air mass were designated with the letters “mT”, what kind of air mass would it be?
a. Moist and warm air
31. Tornadoes and mid-latitude cyclones are similar in that:
a. both form in the trade-wind belt
32. How are thunderstorms kept alive?
c. Return Stroke
33. What causes the winds ofa hurricane to be so fast?
d. Very strong pressure gradient force
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34. Which of the following can diminish the intensity of a hurricane?
a. Moving over land
36. Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide stays in the atmosphere __________ years.
c. 100
37. Which country is the world leader in Carbon Dioxide emissions:
d. China
38. Volcanic Ash released by a major volcanic eruption can cause the climate to:
a. Cool
Please select “a” for True and “b” for False.
39.Cumulonimbus clouds are often associated with passing cold fronts. (a)
40.Tornadoes are not classified as such until they touch the ground (a)
41.Maritime polar air masses commonly travel to the Pacific Northwest of the United States
(a)
42.The trade winds from both hemispheres meet at the equator (b)
43.La Nina occurs after every El Nino event (b)
44. A mesocyclone is a type of tornado(b)
45.The terms “typhoon” and “cyclone” refer to the initial weaker stages in the development
of a
hurricane (b)
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46.The earth is currently in the interglacial period of an ice age right now (a).
47.Earth’s tilt over geologic time has stayed at 23.5 degrees since it was created. It has not
varied (a).
48.Relatively colder temperatures will prevail after the cold front passes(a)
49.The “flash” that happens during a lightning strike moves from the cloud to the ground (a)
50.Methane stays in the atmosphere only 10 years (a
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