GY 101 CHAPTER 5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Hurricanes are characterized by strong winds rotating around a(n) ____-pressure area. - Answers low
In ____, Hurricane Sandy combined with a weather front to the west creating a "superstorm"
resulting in $75 billion in damages and nearly 150 deaths in the Caribbean and along the East Coast of
the US. - Answers 2012
Maritime polar (mP) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers cold and moist
Match the typeof tropical cyclone on the left with its wind speed range on the right. - Answers
Tropical depression: 37-63 km/hr
Tropical storm: 64-118 km/hr
Hurricane: 119+ km/hr
During the initial cumulus stage of the development of a single-cell thunderstorm, ____. - Answers
No rain is falling; the cloud is growing
Encountering warm water ____ the strength of a tropical cyclone. - Answers Increases
When weather conditions are favorable for a storm that could result in a loss of life or property, a
storm ____ may be issued. - Answers watch
Place the following phases of the occlusion process in order, with the first phase on top. - Answers 1.
Cold front catching up to warm front
2. Meeting of cold and warm fronts
3. Occlusion
A ball of ice that falls toward Earth's surface from a cumulonimbus cloud is called ___. - Answers hail
During the dissipating stage of a single-cell thunderstorm, ___. - Answers the cloud starts to
disappear; rain is falling
Tropical storms originate over ____ water. - Answers Warm
intense snow events called ____-effect snows are the result of cold air masses over the relatively
warm Great Lakes. - Answers lake
The majority of tornados in the world occur in the United States, specifically in a ____ belt through
the middle of the country. - Answers north-south
A cyclone is any area of closed atmospheric motion around a ___-pressure system. - Answers low
Continental polar (cP) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers cold and dry
Match the name of the ocean or region of ocean with the name used in that region for an intense
tropical cyclone - Answers Hurricane: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
Typhoon: Western Pacific
Cyclone: Indian
Match the month of the left with the region on the right in which thunderstorms are most frequent
during that month - Answers March: Inland along the lower Mississippi Valley
May: Texas
July: Most of the US
September: Florida
In the mid-latitudes, between the ____ streams, winds blow from west to the east, forming the
westerlies. - Answers jet
Tropical cyclones are intense seasonal storms that form over ____, tropical waters and can cause
heavy precipitation. - Answers warm
Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically ___ due to their proximity to the equator. - Answers
warm and moist
Air masses are identified by their ____. - Answers geography, moisture content, and temperature
Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ____. - Answers continental polar
Air from the Hadley cell descends at around 30 degrees, forming a subtropical ___-pressure zone. -
Answers high
A front is the narrow zone between two different ____. - Answers air masses
The ___ front jet stream is an area of high-speed winds running from west to east along the lower
latitude edge of the polar cell. - Answers polar
Arctic and Antarctic (A) air masses form near the poles and are very ____. - Answers dry and cold
Match the type of lightning on the left with its description - Answers Cloud to cloud: occurs within a
singe cloud
Cloud to ground: strikes the ground
, Sheet lightning: forms diffuse sheets of lightning
Thunderstorms that cause hail, lightning and thunder are called ___ heads. - Answers thunder
Maritime tropical (mT) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers warm and moist
During the mature stage of the development of a single-cell thunderstorm, ____. - Answers Rainfall
begins and lightning occurs
____ are the most fundamental of all organized weather systems and are characterized by columns of
moist, turbulent air. They have variable amounts of rain, strong wind, lightning, and potentially hail. -
Answers Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are ____ frequent in the summer. - Answers more
A low-pressure tropical cyclone forms a mound of water beneath itself. When this mound approaches
coastal waters, it is called a storm ____, which can be enhanced by wind, resulting in devastating
coastal flooding in some areas. - Answers surge
An anticyclone brings stability to the atmosphere, resulting in ____ weather. - Answers fair and clear
In the formation of a single-cell thunderstorm, the beginning of rainfall signals the transition into the
___ stage. - Answers mature
When many thunderstorms occur together, it is called a(n) _____-cell thunderstorm. - Answers multi
Doppler radar gives us information about ____ within individual storm clouds - Answers movement
and mass
Tornadoes are classified by their wind speed and level of damage according to the Enhanced ___
scale, which ranges from EF0 to EF5. - Answers Fujita
_____ are essential ingredients for weather. - Answers Atmospheric moisture, energy, and motion
Downdraft-related dust storms are called _____. - Answers haboobs
Lightning is a sudden and large discharge of ___energy, which is generated naturally within the
atmosphere. - Answers electrical
A cluster of thunderstorms is called a ____-cell thunderstorm. - Answers multi
____ radar stations emit microwaves that are reflected back to the receiver from water droplets,
which can show the direction of movement of the water and surrounding air circulation to forecast
weather. - Answers Doppler
Continental tropical (cT) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers dry and hot
Lightning is ____ common over land than over the ocean. - Answers more
Anticyclones are rotating zones of ____ pressure. - Answers high
A body of air with relatively uniform ___ is called an air mass. - Answers moisture and temperature
Interaction with a ___ air mass can increase the strength of a tropical cyclone. - Answers wet
When a storm that could result in loss of life or property is imminent in an area, a storm ___ may be
issued. - Answers warning
Hot and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ____. - Answers continental tropical
A ___-latitude cyclone is formed when a cold air mass meets a warmer one along a frontal boundary. -
Answers mid
Lightning occurs in ____ clouds. - Answers cumulonimbus
A lack of ___ over land decreases the strength of tropical cyclones. - Answers Moisture
During hurricanes, shorelines can be affected as large _____ erode the beach. - Answers waves
The ingredients for tornado formation include: - Answers vertical wind shear near the surface; a
favorable regional setting; a well-developed cumulonimbus storm cloud
A waterspout is a rotating vortex of air and water droplets that occurs over ____. - Answers water
Weather balloons travel vertically into the atmosphere reporting data on air ____, pressure, humidity,
and ____ direction and speed. - Answers temperature; wind
Hail is least frequent during ___ and ___. - Answers winter and fall
____ is the result of air rapidly heating and expanding along the path of a lightning bolt. - Answers
Thunder
A ___ cell is formed by the subtropical jet stream as warm air rises at the ITCZ. - Answers Hadley
The northeast ____ winds blow from the northeast to southwest at low latitudes, historically
influencing trade routes. - Answers trade
Temperature, humidity precipitation and windiness all define an area's ____ at a specific time. -
Answers weather
The subtropical jet stream is an area of high westerly winds located at about ____ latitude. - Answers
30 degrees
Hurricanes are characterized by strong winds rotating around a(n) ____-pressure area. - Answers low
In ____, Hurricane Sandy combined with a weather front to the west creating a "superstorm"
resulting in $75 billion in damages and nearly 150 deaths in the Caribbean and along the East Coast of
the US. - Answers 2012
Maritime polar (mP) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers cold and moist
Match the typeof tropical cyclone on the left with its wind speed range on the right. - Answers
Tropical depression: 37-63 km/hr
Tropical storm: 64-118 km/hr
Hurricane: 119+ km/hr
During the initial cumulus stage of the development of a single-cell thunderstorm, ____. - Answers
No rain is falling; the cloud is growing
Encountering warm water ____ the strength of a tropical cyclone. - Answers Increases
When weather conditions are favorable for a storm that could result in a loss of life or property, a
storm ____ may be issued. - Answers watch
Place the following phases of the occlusion process in order, with the first phase on top. - Answers 1.
Cold front catching up to warm front
2. Meeting of cold and warm fronts
3. Occlusion
A ball of ice that falls toward Earth's surface from a cumulonimbus cloud is called ___. - Answers hail
During the dissipating stage of a single-cell thunderstorm, ___. - Answers the cloud starts to
disappear; rain is falling
Tropical storms originate over ____ water. - Answers Warm
intense snow events called ____-effect snows are the result of cold air masses over the relatively
warm Great Lakes. - Answers lake
The majority of tornados in the world occur in the United States, specifically in a ____ belt through
the middle of the country. - Answers north-south
A cyclone is any area of closed atmospheric motion around a ___-pressure system. - Answers low
Continental polar (cP) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers cold and dry
Match the name of the ocean or region of ocean with the name used in that region for an intense
tropical cyclone - Answers Hurricane: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
Typhoon: Western Pacific
Cyclone: Indian
Match the month of the left with the region on the right in which thunderstorms are most frequent
during that month - Answers March: Inland along the lower Mississippi Valley
May: Texas
July: Most of the US
September: Florida
In the mid-latitudes, between the ____ streams, winds blow from west to the east, forming the
westerlies. - Answers jet
Tropical cyclones are intense seasonal storms that form over ____, tropical waters and can cause
heavy precipitation. - Answers warm
Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically ___ due to their proximity to the equator. - Answers
warm and moist
Air masses are identified by their ____. - Answers geography, moisture content, and temperature
Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ____. - Answers continental polar
Air from the Hadley cell descends at around 30 degrees, forming a subtropical ___-pressure zone. -
Answers high
A front is the narrow zone between two different ____. - Answers air masses
The ___ front jet stream is an area of high-speed winds running from west to east along the lower
latitude edge of the polar cell. - Answers polar
Arctic and Antarctic (A) air masses form near the poles and are very ____. - Answers dry and cold
Match the type of lightning on the left with its description - Answers Cloud to cloud: occurs within a
singe cloud
Cloud to ground: strikes the ground
, Sheet lightning: forms diffuse sheets of lightning
Thunderstorms that cause hail, lightning and thunder are called ___ heads. - Answers thunder
Maritime tropical (mT) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers warm and moist
During the mature stage of the development of a single-cell thunderstorm, ____. - Answers Rainfall
begins and lightning occurs
____ are the most fundamental of all organized weather systems and are characterized by columns of
moist, turbulent air. They have variable amounts of rain, strong wind, lightning, and potentially hail. -
Answers Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are ____ frequent in the summer. - Answers more
A low-pressure tropical cyclone forms a mound of water beneath itself. When this mound approaches
coastal waters, it is called a storm ____, which can be enhanced by wind, resulting in devastating
coastal flooding in some areas. - Answers surge
An anticyclone brings stability to the atmosphere, resulting in ____ weather. - Answers fair and clear
In the formation of a single-cell thunderstorm, the beginning of rainfall signals the transition into the
___ stage. - Answers mature
When many thunderstorms occur together, it is called a(n) _____-cell thunderstorm. - Answers multi
Doppler radar gives us information about ____ within individual storm clouds - Answers movement
and mass
Tornadoes are classified by their wind speed and level of damage according to the Enhanced ___
scale, which ranges from EF0 to EF5. - Answers Fujita
_____ are essential ingredients for weather. - Answers Atmospheric moisture, energy, and motion
Downdraft-related dust storms are called _____. - Answers haboobs
Lightning is a sudden and large discharge of ___energy, which is generated naturally within the
atmosphere. - Answers electrical
A cluster of thunderstorms is called a ____-cell thunderstorm. - Answers multi
____ radar stations emit microwaves that are reflected back to the receiver from water droplets,
which can show the direction of movement of the water and surrounding air circulation to forecast
weather. - Answers Doppler
Continental tropical (cT) air masses are characteristically ____. - Answers dry and hot
Lightning is ____ common over land than over the ocean. - Answers more
Anticyclones are rotating zones of ____ pressure. - Answers high
A body of air with relatively uniform ___ is called an air mass. - Answers moisture and temperature
Interaction with a ___ air mass can increase the strength of a tropical cyclone. - Answers wet
When a storm that could result in loss of life or property is imminent in an area, a storm ___ may be
issued. - Answers warning
Hot and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ____. - Answers continental tropical
A ___-latitude cyclone is formed when a cold air mass meets a warmer one along a frontal boundary. -
Answers mid
Lightning occurs in ____ clouds. - Answers cumulonimbus
A lack of ___ over land decreases the strength of tropical cyclones. - Answers Moisture
During hurricanes, shorelines can be affected as large _____ erode the beach. - Answers waves
The ingredients for tornado formation include: - Answers vertical wind shear near the surface; a
favorable regional setting; a well-developed cumulonimbus storm cloud
A waterspout is a rotating vortex of air and water droplets that occurs over ____. - Answers water
Weather balloons travel vertically into the atmosphere reporting data on air ____, pressure, humidity,
and ____ direction and speed. - Answers temperature; wind
Hail is least frequent during ___ and ___. - Answers winter and fall
____ is the result of air rapidly heating and expanding along the path of a lightning bolt. - Answers
Thunder
A ___ cell is formed by the subtropical jet stream as warm air rises at the ITCZ. - Answers Hadley
The northeast ____ winds blow from the northeast to southwest at low latitudes, historically
influencing trade routes. - Answers trade
Temperature, humidity precipitation and windiness all define an area's ____ at a specific time. -
Answers weather
The subtropical jet stream is an area of high westerly winds located at about ____ latitude. - Answers
30 degrees
