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The type of cloud that hangs down from the base of mesocyclone and rotates around the base is called a
_________? - (ANSWER)wall cloud
The radar signature of a tornado, which shows an area of precipitation wrapped around incoming warm
air is called a ______? - (ANSWER)hook echo
The rotating dynamics in a supercell lead to a lower pressure core within the updraft called a _______? -
(ANSWER)mesocyclone
During the dissipation stage of a tornado, they sometimes get stretched out. This is called the _______
stage. - (ANSWER)rope
The downdraft that forms at the rear of the convective cell, close to where the tornado forms is called
the _______? - (ANSWER)rear flank downdraft
The pumping up of deep, cold, nutrient-rich water is called_______? - (ANSWER)upwelling
The cold band of water extending from Peru and Ecuador into the normally warm Pacific waters around
the equator is called the________? - (ANSWER)cold tongue
The deep pool of warm water in the Western Pacific Ocean is called the________? - (ANSWER)Pacific
warm pool
The acronym ENSO stands for__________? - (ANSWER)El Niño/Southern Oscillation
How does an El Niño effect weather in the southern United States? - (ANSWER)weather is cooler and
wetter than usual
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The transition region between between the extremely cold polar air and the warmer mid-latitude air is
called the___? - (ANSWER)polar front
The semi-permanent region where the Northern and Southern trade winds converge is called the ___? -
(ANSWER)intertropical convergence zone
The circulation cell that spans 30-60 degrees in latitude is called the___? - (ANSWER)Ferrel cell
The persistent Northeasterly winds that occur at the surface at low latitudes are called___? -
(ANSWER)trade winds
Which direction are the winds in the jet streams? - (ANSWER)westerly
The air flowing around a low pressure system is called___? - (ANSWER)cyclonic
The lower layer of the troposphere where surface friction alters the balance of forces is called the___? -
(ANSWER)planetary boundary layer
Air that flows quickly downslope away from high pressure systems is called___? - (ANSWER)katabatic
wind
Which of the following statements is true? - (ANSWER)Winds converge into lows and diverge away from
highs
Around a low pressure system, which forces balance the pressure gradient force? - (ANSWER)coriolis and
centrifugal
When droplets merge to into bigger droplets it is called___? - (ANSWER)collision and coalescence
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The type of cloud that hangs down from the base of mesocyclone and rotates around the base is called a
_________? - (ANSWER)wall cloud
The radar signature of a tornado, which shows an area of precipitation wrapped around incoming warm
air is called a ______? - (ANSWER)hook echo
The rotating dynamics in a supercell lead to a lower pressure core within the updraft called a _______? -
(ANSWER)mesocyclone
During the dissipation stage of a tornado, they sometimes get stretched out. This is called the _______
stage. - (ANSWER)rope
The downdraft that forms at the rear of the convective cell, close to where the tornado forms is called
the _______? - (ANSWER)rear flank downdraft
The pumping up of deep, cold, nutrient-rich water is called_______? - (ANSWER)upwelling
The cold band of water extending from Peru and Ecuador into the normally warm Pacific waters around
the equator is called the________? - (ANSWER)cold tongue
The deep pool of warm water in the Western Pacific Ocean is called the________? - (ANSWER)Pacific
warm pool
The acronym ENSO stands for__________? - (ANSWER)El Niño/Southern Oscillation
How does an El Niño effect weather in the southern United States? - (ANSWER)weather is cooler and
wetter than usual
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The transition region between between the extremely cold polar air and the warmer mid-latitude air is
called the___? - (ANSWER)polar front
The semi-permanent region where the Northern and Southern trade winds converge is called the ___? -
(ANSWER)intertropical convergence zone
The circulation cell that spans 30-60 degrees in latitude is called the___? - (ANSWER)Ferrel cell
The persistent Northeasterly winds that occur at the surface at low latitudes are called___? -
(ANSWER)trade winds
Which direction are the winds in the jet streams? - (ANSWER)westerly
The air flowing around a low pressure system is called___? - (ANSWER)cyclonic
The lower layer of the troposphere where surface friction alters the balance of forces is called the___? -
(ANSWER)planetary boundary layer
Air that flows quickly downslope away from high pressure systems is called___? - (ANSWER)katabatic
wind
Which of the following statements is true? - (ANSWER)Winds converge into lows and diverge away from
highs
Around a low pressure system, which forces balance the pressure gradient force? - (ANSWER)coriolis and
centrifugal
When droplets merge to into bigger droplets it is called___? - (ANSWER)collision and coalescence
