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METR 1102 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions
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What are the scales of Atmospheric motion? - ANS Micro: Types of weather that happen in
10 Km or less, usually include Tornadoes, rainbows, Convective updrafts and downdrafts.
Usually can be seen with your own eyes, or in person.
Meso- Range in size from a few Km to about a hundred Km, contains thunderstorms , winds,
and tornadoes.
Synoptic Scale - Typical weather map scale that shows high to low pressure areas and usually
covers an entire continent. Also known as a cyclonic scale.
Macro Scale: A normal synoptic scale for obtaining weather information, usually ranges from a
continent to a globe.
Global - The largest scale, which is also called the planetary scale.
What are the four stages of hurricane development and when do hurricanes get named? -
ANS Tropical Disturbance
Tropical Depression(Up to 38 MPH)
Tropical Storm (39 MPH-74 MPH)
Hurricane (75 MPH+)
Storms get there names after they become a Tropical Storm.
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What does topography do to wind direction during the day and night? - ANS Cool air goes
down mountain sides during the night, and up the mountain during the days.
Chinook winds and Santa Ana Winds. - ANS Chinook winds go up the mountain slope and
produces snow and clouds, and then it goes down the other side of the mountain and produces
no snow. The Santa ana winds form in California, are extremely dry with less than 10 percent
humidity, with very dry air.
What is monsoon? Where do we see it? What does it produce? - ANS The monson is when
the ITCZ moves over you and follows the warmer, and you see it mainly in east Asia.
What is Sea-breeze? - ANS On-shore floor, where the Wind blows from High pressure to low
pressure, so from off land to onland during day, and on land to off land at night.
What is Storm surge and where is it maximized? - ANS Storm surge is a rising of the sea due
to atmospheric pressure changes and wind due to a storm or hurricane, and it is worse in the
upper right quadrant.l
What is the usual hurricane track? - ANS
Understand the right front quadrant and what it means in terms of wind speed and storm
surge. - ANS
What is fresh-water flooding? Which types of storms produce the most? - ANS Fresh water is
flooding from rainfall, and is the leading cause of death from rainfall and hurricanes.
What is the primary cause of death in US landfalling storms? The world? - ANS
METR 1102 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions
And Answers 100% Pass
What are the scales of Atmospheric motion? - ANS Micro: Types of weather that happen in
10 Km or less, usually include Tornadoes, rainbows, Convective updrafts and downdrafts.
Usually can be seen with your own eyes, or in person.
Meso- Range in size from a few Km to about a hundred Km, contains thunderstorms , winds,
and tornadoes.
Synoptic Scale - Typical weather map scale that shows high to low pressure areas and usually
covers an entire continent. Also known as a cyclonic scale.
Macro Scale: A normal synoptic scale for obtaining weather information, usually ranges from a
continent to a globe.
Global - The largest scale, which is also called the planetary scale.
What are the four stages of hurricane development and when do hurricanes get named? -
ANS Tropical Disturbance
Tropical Depression(Up to 38 MPH)
Tropical Storm (39 MPH-74 MPH)
Hurricane (75 MPH+)
Storms get there names after they become a Tropical Storm.
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What does topography do to wind direction during the day and night? - ANS Cool air goes
down mountain sides during the night, and up the mountain during the days.
Chinook winds and Santa Ana Winds. - ANS Chinook winds go up the mountain slope and
produces snow and clouds, and then it goes down the other side of the mountain and produces
no snow. The Santa ana winds form in California, are extremely dry with less than 10 percent
humidity, with very dry air.
What is monsoon? Where do we see it? What does it produce? - ANS The monson is when
the ITCZ moves over you and follows the warmer, and you see it mainly in east Asia.
What is Sea-breeze? - ANS On-shore floor, where the Wind blows from High pressure to low
pressure, so from off land to onland during day, and on land to off land at night.
What is Storm surge and where is it maximized? - ANS Storm surge is a rising of the sea due
to atmospheric pressure changes and wind due to a storm or hurricane, and it is worse in the
upper right quadrant.l
What is the usual hurricane track? - ANS
Understand the right front quadrant and what it means in terms of wind speed and storm
surge. - ANS
What is fresh-water flooding? Which types of storms produce the most? - ANS Fresh water is
flooding from rainfall, and is the leading cause of death from rainfall and hurricanes.
What is the primary cause of death in US landfalling storms? The world? - ANS
