ATMOS 1000 Spring 26 Midterm Questions With Complete
Solutions
A _________________ causes air to rise and produce
precipitation upwind of the initial mountain slope. Correct
Answers Blocking front
A characteristic of the Great Salt Lake that limits the rate of
evaporation from the lake is its Correct Answers Hypersalinity
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is Correct Answers Santiago
A form of icing produced by clouds or drizzle freezing on
contact with snow is known as Correct Answers Rime
A large fraction of precipitation that falls in the Sierra Nevada is
produced by Correct Answers Atmospheric rivers
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is Correct
Answers Sublimation
A relatively dry region in the European Alps is the Correct
Answers Ötztal Alps of Austria
A right-side-up snowfall means Correct Answers Lighter snow
sits on top of heavier snow
,According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much
snow is needed for real bottomless powder skiing? Correct
Answers 12 inches
According to the Wikipedia article available here (Links to an
external site.), which Austrian skier skied a straight line down
the Tuckerman's headwall at speeds up to 85 miles per hour in
1939? Correct Answers Toni Matt
According to the Wikipedia article available here (Links to an
external site.), why is the snow so deep on Mt. Washington?
Correct Answers Strong winds depositing snow into the ravine
After riding the Mountain Lift, what trails are most likely to
have soft snow if skiing to the bottom of the Zuma Lift? Correct
Answers Zuma Cornice to Jump
After unloading at the top of Cornice Express, the upper-portion
of which run below is most likely to be covered by dry powder
due to morning shade or low intensity sunlight? Correct
Answers Chamonix
Alta averages how many days per season (November to April)
with at least 10 inches of snow? Correct Answers 18
Although the central Wasatch form an "island" of high
topography, the Uinta Mountains are more like the Sierra
Nevada in that they are relatively elongated. However, as
illustrated by the topographic map below, they run from west to
east.
, Based on this orientation, what would be the best direction for
upslope flow and orographic lift at point A? Correct Answers
Northerly
Although the Mt. Timpanogos towers above it with a summit
(point R) that gets over 500 inches of snow a year, the top of
Sundance ski area (point Q) probably averages about Correct
Answers 300 inches
An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An eastern mountain resort well positioned to benefit from
snowfall generated in moist, northwesterly flow is Correct
Answers Jay Peak, VT
An eastern ski area that receives an average of more than 200
inches of snow a year is Correct Answers Snow Ridge, NY
An important trigger for Great Salt Lake effect snowstorms is
Correct Answers Land-breeze convergence
Are you ready to move from Utah to Vermont to ski on artificial
snow?
(You can only select one answer. Select it and you get a free
point!) Correct Answers No, because I prefer to ski the Greatest
Snow on Earth
Solutions
A _________________ causes air to rise and produce
precipitation upwind of the initial mountain slope. Correct
Answers Blocking front
A characteristic of the Great Salt Lake that limits the rate of
evaporation from the lake is its Correct Answers Hypersalinity
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is Correct Answers Santiago
A form of icing produced by clouds or drizzle freezing on
contact with snow is known as Correct Answers Rime
A large fraction of precipitation that falls in the Sierra Nevada is
produced by Correct Answers Atmospheric rivers
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is Correct
Answers Sublimation
A relatively dry region in the European Alps is the Correct
Answers Ötztal Alps of Austria
A right-side-up snowfall means Correct Answers Lighter snow
sits on top of heavier snow
,According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much
snow is needed for real bottomless powder skiing? Correct
Answers 12 inches
According to the Wikipedia article available here (Links to an
external site.), which Austrian skier skied a straight line down
the Tuckerman's headwall at speeds up to 85 miles per hour in
1939? Correct Answers Toni Matt
According to the Wikipedia article available here (Links to an
external site.), why is the snow so deep on Mt. Washington?
Correct Answers Strong winds depositing snow into the ravine
After riding the Mountain Lift, what trails are most likely to
have soft snow if skiing to the bottom of the Zuma Lift? Correct
Answers Zuma Cornice to Jump
After unloading at the top of Cornice Express, the upper-portion
of which run below is most likely to be covered by dry powder
due to morning shade or low intensity sunlight? Correct
Answers Chamonix
Alta averages how many days per season (November to April)
with at least 10 inches of snow? Correct Answers 18
Although the central Wasatch form an "island" of high
topography, the Uinta Mountains are more like the Sierra
Nevada in that they are relatively elongated. However, as
illustrated by the topographic map below, they run from west to
east.
, Based on this orientation, what would be the best direction for
upslope flow and orographic lift at point A? Correct Answers
Northerly
Although the Mt. Timpanogos towers above it with a summit
(point R) that gets over 500 inches of snow a year, the top of
Sundance ski area (point Q) probably averages about Correct
Answers 300 inches
An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An eastern mountain resort well positioned to benefit from
snowfall generated in moist, northwesterly flow is Correct
Answers Jay Peak, VT
An eastern ski area that receives an average of more than 200
inches of snow a year is Correct Answers Snow Ridge, NY
An important trigger for Great Salt Lake effect snowstorms is
Correct Answers Land-breeze convergence
Are you ready to move from Utah to Vermont to ski on artificial
snow?
(You can only select one answer. Select it and you get a free
point!) Correct Answers No, because I prefer to ski the Greatest
Snow on Earth
