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5-1 Besides the global and micro scales, meteorologists classify weather patterns of different
sizes as - CORRECT ANSWERS a. large and small
b. synergistic and mesoscale
c. synoptic and mesoscale [49]
d. mesoscale and molecular scale
5-2 Synoptic scale features include - CORRECT ANSWERS a. air masses and circulation
around highs [49]
b. fronts and trade winds
c. land and sea breezes
d. mesoscale and microscale phenomena
5-3 An air mass is a pool of air with ______
properties over a wide ______ . - CORRECT ANSWERS a. nearly chaotic, geographic
area
b. almost uniform, geographic area [49]
c. nearly uniform, altitude range
d. the same, range of moisture content
5-4 An air mass takes on its properties from the
underlying surface, which is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS a. continent
b. ocean
c. pool region
d. source region [49, 50]
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5-5 The two main characteristics used to classify
an air mass are - CORRECT ANSWERS a. continental and maritime
b. moisture content and temperature [50]
c. polar and tropical
d. pressure and temperature
5-6 Air masses generally form in ______ and
migrate with ______ . - CORRECT ANSWERS a. highs, lows [50]
b. lows, highs
c. pools, highs
d. source regions, highs
5-7 ______ is likely to occur when an air mass
moves over a large body of warm water. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Addition of moisture
[50]
b. Cooling from below
c. Orographic lift
d. Removal of moisture
5-8 An air mass may become saturated, forming
clouds or fog, when - CORRECT ANSWERS a. it moves over a colder surface
b. moisture is added
c. both of the above [50]
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d. none of the above
5-9 Orographic lift promotes the ______ an air
mass. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. addition of heat to
b. addition of moisture to
c. formation of
d. removal of moisture from [51]
5-10 A front is defined as warm or cold according to - CORRECT ANSWERS a. whether
the air masses are tropical or polar
b. whether it is moving southward or eastward
c. which air mass is advancing [52]
d. none of the above
5-11 Near a stationary front, the tendency is for - CORRECT ANSWERS a. calm
conditions in all cases
b. clouds to become stratiform [52]
c. winds to blow across the frontal boundary
d. both air masses to advance
5-12 An occlusion occurs when a ______ front
overtakes a ______ front. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. warm, cold
b. warm, cool
c. cold, stationary
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d. cold, warm [53]
5-13 Near a warm occlusion, the ______ air
mass is advancing, and the ______ air mass is
retreating. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. cold, warm
b. warm, cool
c. cool, warm
d. cool, cold [53]
5-14 The boundary between two air masses with
similar pressure and temperature but different
moisture content is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS a. dry front
b. dry line [54]
c. dry occlusion
d. twilight zone
5-15 One way in which a synoptic scale low can
form is by advection of warm air toward cold air - CORRECT ANSWERS a. to the east of
a Rossby wave ridge
b. to the east of a Rossby wave trough [55]
c. to the north of a Rossby wave ridge
d. to the north of a Rossby wave trough
5-16 In the northern hemisphere, synoptic scale
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5-1 Besides the global and micro scales, meteorologists classify weather patterns of different
sizes as - CORRECT ANSWERS a. large and small
b. synergistic and mesoscale
c. synoptic and mesoscale [49]
d. mesoscale and molecular scale
5-2 Synoptic scale features include - CORRECT ANSWERS a. air masses and circulation
around highs [49]
b. fronts and trade winds
c. land and sea breezes
d. mesoscale and microscale phenomena
5-3 An air mass is a pool of air with ______
properties over a wide ______ . - CORRECT ANSWERS a. nearly chaotic, geographic
area
b. almost uniform, geographic area [49]
c. nearly uniform, altitude range
d. the same, range of moisture content
5-4 An air mass takes on its properties from the
underlying surface, which is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS a. continent
b. ocean
c. pool region
d. source region [49, 50]
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5-5 The two main characteristics used to classify
an air mass are - CORRECT ANSWERS a. continental and maritime
b. moisture content and temperature [50]
c. polar and tropical
d. pressure and temperature
5-6 Air masses generally form in ______ and
migrate with ______ . - CORRECT ANSWERS a. highs, lows [50]
b. lows, highs
c. pools, highs
d. source regions, highs
5-7 ______ is likely to occur when an air mass
moves over a large body of warm water. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Addition of moisture
[50]
b. Cooling from below
c. Orographic lift
d. Removal of moisture
5-8 An air mass may become saturated, forming
clouds or fog, when - CORRECT ANSWERS a. it moves over a colder surface
b. moisture is added
c. both of the above [50]
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d. none of the above
5-9 Orographic lift promotes the ______ an air
mass. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. addition of heat to
b. addition of moisture to
c. formation of
d. removal of moisture from [51]
5-10 A front is defined as warm or cold according to - CORRECT ANSWERS a. whether
the air masses are tropical or polar
b. whether it is moving southward or eastward
c. which air mass is advancing [52]
d. none of the above
5-11 Near a stationary front, the tendency is for - CORRECT ANSWERS a. calm
conditions in all cases
b. clouds to become stratiform [52]
c. winds to blow across the frontal boundary
d. both air masses to advance
5-12 An occlusion occurs when a ______ front
overtakes a ______ front. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. warm, cold
b. warm, cool
c. cold, stationary
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d. cold, warm [53]
5-13 Near a warm occlusion, the ______ air
mass is advancing, and the ______ air mass is
retreating. - CORRECT ANSWERS a. cold, warm
b. warm, cool
c. cool, warm
d. cool, cold [53]
5-14 The boundary between two air masses with
similar pressure and temperature but different
moisture content is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS a. dry front
b. dry line [54]
c. dry occlusion
d. twilight zone
5-15 One way in which a synoptic scale low can
form is by advection of warm air toward cold air - CORRECT ANSWERS a. to the east of
a Rossby wave ridge
b. to the east of a Rossby wave trough [55]
c. to the north of a Rossby wave ridge
d. to the north of a Rossby wave trough
5-16 In the northern hemisphere, synoptic scale