Question 1

A source region for continental tropical air is

Select one:

a. northern Canada.

b. the American Southwest.

c. the Gulf of Mexico.

d. the North Atlantic.

e. None of these is correct.

 

Question 2

A blocking pressure system is associated with a ______ flow pattern in the westerlies.

Select one:

a. zonal

b. meridional

 

Question 3

By international agreement, climatic averages are computed from weather records compiled over a ______ year period.

a. 5

b. 10

c. 30

d. 100

 

Question 4

Violent weather (hail, tornadoes) is most likely to occur during the ______ stage of the life cycle of a thunderstorm cell.

a. towering cumulus

b. mature

c. dissipating

 

Question 5

A relatively thin envelope of gases and particles that encircles the planet is known as

a. the atmosphere.

b. pollution.

 

Question 6

Clouds are ______ to develop if a radiosonde sounding indicates unstable air.

a. less likely

b. more likely

 

Question 7

__________ is defined as the state of the atmosphere at some place and time.

a. Climate

b. Weather

 

Question 8

Evaporation is to condensation as deposition is to ______.

a. evaporation

b. precipitation

c. evapotranspiration

d. sublimation

e. None of these is correct.

 

 

 

Question 9

A thunderstorm is considered to be a ______ weather system.

a. synoptic-scale

b. micro-scale

c. meso-scale

 

Question 10

Temperature is defined as

a. the equivalent of heat.

b. a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules composing a substance.

c. how hot or cold it is.

d. the total kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules composing a substance.

e. None of the above is correct.

 

Question 11

A hurricane differs from an extra-tropical cyclone in that a hurricane

a. has no fronts.

b. develops within a uniform warm and humid air mass.

c. is more intense but smaller.

d. is a warm-core system.

e. All of the above are correct

 

Question 12

A tropical storm or hurricane develops in __________ air.

a. continental tropical

b. continental polar

c. arctic

d. maritime polar

e. maritime tropical

 

Question 13

A type of cloud associated with a fast-moving, well-defined cold front:

a. cirrus

b. stratus

c. cumulonimbus

d. cirrostratus

e. None of these is correct.

 

Question 14

______ is the distance between successive troughs and crests.

a. Frequency

b. Wavelength

 

Question 15

Warm fronts typically travel ______ cold fronts.

a. faster than

b. slower than

c. at the same speed as

 

 

 

 

 

Question 16

Isobars represent lines of equal

a. dewpoint

b. temperature

c. elevation

d. pressure.

e. None of these is correct.

 

Question 17

The ______ causes air to flow from areas of relatively high pressure to areas of relatively low pressure.

a. pressure gradient force

b. centripetal force

c. frictional force

 

Question 18

Fair skies and light winds are typical of

a. the eye wall.

b. the eye of the hurricane.

 

Question 19

A ______cloud develops as a consequence of local convection.

a. cumulus

b. stratus

c. cirrus

d. cirrostratus

e. nimbostratus

 

Question 20

The eye wall of a hurricane is

a. a ring of intense thunderstorms.

b. the least dangerous part of the storm.

c. an area of calm winds.

 

Question 21

El Niño can be described as the ________ phase of the Southern Oscillation, and La Niña the ________ phase.

a. warm…...cold

b. cold…….warm

 

Question 22

______ is the movement of air measured relative to the Earth's surface.

a. Gravity

b. The pressure gradient force

c. The Coriolis Effect

d. The centripetal force

e. Wind

 

Question 23

Earth’s atmosphere

a. shields organisms from potentially lethal levels of solar ultraviolet radiation.

b. contains the gases essential for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

c. supplies the water required by all forms of life.

d. All of the above are correct.

 

Question 24

Usually, the air pressure inside a building is _____ the air pressure outside the building.

a. greater than

b. about the same as

c. less than

 

Question 25

Weather forecasting requires

a. acquisition of weather data representing the present state of the atmosphere.

b. depiction of observational data on weather maps and charts.

c. analysis of weather data and prediction.

d. dissemination of weather information and forecasts to users.

e. All of the above are correct.

 

Question 26

Meteorologists have been using computer models to help forecast the weather since the

a. 1930s

b. 1940s

c. 1950s

 

Question 27

At 1200 UTC, it is ______ Central Standard Time (CST) in Peoria, IL

a. midnight

b. 6 p.m.

c. noon

d. 6 a.m.

 

Question 28

Our perception of the color of most objects on Earth is that of the visible wavelength bands __________ by the object.

a. emitted

b. reflected

 

Question 29

As the Sun’s rays travel through the atmosphere, they are __________ by cloud droplets or ice crystals, or by raindrops.

a. scattered

b. reflected

c. refracted

d. All of these are correct.

e. None of these is correct.

 

Question 30

If this morning's low temperature was 20 °F and this afternoon's high temperature was 64 °F, the day's average temperature was ______ °F.

a. 84

b. 35

c. 44

d. 42

e. 60

 

 

 

 

 

Question 31

The freezing point of pure water at sea level is ______ °F or ______ °C.

a. 0.....32

b. 212.....100

c. 32.....0

 

Question 32

Most Northern Hemisphere hurricanes occur

a. in winter.

b. from June through November.

c. from November through March.

d. in spring

e. in early summer.

 

Question 33

Between the tropopause and stratopause, the air pressure ______ with increasing altitude.

a. increases

b. decreases

c. does not change

 

Question 34

What causes a radar hook echo and what might it signify?

 

 

 

Question 35

Climate is defined as weather conditions at some locality averaged over a standard period of _____ years.

a. 10

b. 20

c. 30

d. 100

 

Question 36

A feature sometimes present in thunderstorms that may prolong the mature stage is (are)

a. abundant ice nuclei at high altitudes.

b. an anvil top.

c. a cold downdraft

d. precipitation.

e. a tilted updraft.

 

Question 37

Of the following cloud types, which one is coldest?

a. cirrus

b. stratus

c. cumulus

d. altocumulus

e. fog

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 38

Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds about a subtropical high blow

a. clockwise and inward.

b. counterclockwise and outward.

c. clockwise and outward.

d. None of these is correct

 

Question 39

If a weather station reports a wind shift from northeast to north and then northwest and a steady rain turning to snow flurries, the low center is most likely moving

a. from west to east, north of the station.

b. from northeast to southwest, north of the station.

c. from southwest to northeast, east of the station.

d. from southwest to northeast, north of the station.

e. None of the above is correct.

 

Question 40

Distinguish between a weather watch and a weather warning.

 

 

Question 41

The frequency of an electromagnetic wave is ______ proportional to its wavelength.

a. directly

b. inversely

 

Question 42

By convention, the mature stage of the life cycle of a thunderstorm begins when

a. an anvil top develops.

b. the updraft develops.

c. precipitation first reaches Earth’s surface.

 

d. lightning and thunder occur.

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