WX 201 Exam 2 || Error-free Answers 100%.
Upper-level divergence results in correct answers rising motion and falling surface pressure
A surface high forms beneath upper-level correct answers convergence and northwest flow
Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when the flow is from the correct
answers southwest
The troposphere is warmest under an upper-level correct answers ridge
Warmest air is found beneath __ and coldest beneath __ correct answers A and E, C`
A surface low will most likely form beneath __ while a surface high will form near __ correct
answers D, B
Rising motion and cloud are most likely beneath correct answers D
On average, at 30,000 ft, I find __ pressure above the poles and __ pressure above the tropics
correct answers low, high
In July, the 300 mb tropical high pressure belt is located correct answers near 20N
On average, I find lowest 300 mb heights above the north pole in correct answers January
In winter, the northern hemisphere upper-level westerlies are __ and extend further __ than in
summer correct answers stronger, south
, Short waves typically have __ divergence associated with them and move __ than long waves
correct answers more, faster
Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when the wind is correct answers
from the southwest
In January, strongest flow at 30,000 ft is found correct answers just east of Asia and N. America
The area of low upper-level heights (pressure) above the polar regions is called the correct
answers polar vortex
On average, maximum winds (jet streams) at 60N are found at __ altitude than those at 30N
correct answers a lower
On average, the westerlies __ with height in the troposphere and __ with height in the
stratosphere correct answers increase, decrease
A strong 300 mb polar jet is located across the GA/FL border. In Atlanta north of the jet, I would
expect correct answers colder than normal temperature
On average, the polar jet stream is located at ___ ft near latitude ___ correct answers 30,000, 45-
55
The subtropical jet is part of the ___ cells. correct answers Hadley and Ferrel
Compared with the north, the SOUTH side of an upper-level westerly jet has a ___ troposphere
and a ___ tropopause height correct answers warmer, higher
Flying south to north across a westerly jet maximum, I would find the topopause getting ___ and
the stratosphere getting ___. correct answers lower, warmer
Upper-level divergence results in correct answers rising motion and falling surface pressure
A surface high forms beneath upper-level correct answers convergence and northwest flow
Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when the flow is from the correct
answers southwest
The troposphere is warmest under an upper-level correct answers ridge
Warmest air is found beneath __ and coldest beneath __ correct answers A and E, C`
A surface low will most likely form beneath __ while a surface high will form near __ correct
answers D, B
Rising motion and cloud are most likely beneath correct answers D
On average, at 30,000 ft, I find __ pressure above the poles and __ pressure above the tropics
correct answers low, high
In July, the 300 mb tropical high pressure belt is located correct answers near 20N
On average, I find lowest 300 mb heights above the north pole in correct answers January
In winter, the northern hemisphere upper-level westerlies are __ and extend further __ than in
summer correct answers stronger, south
, Short waves typically have __ divergence associated with them and move __ than long waves
correct answers more, faster
Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when the wind is correct answers
from the southwest
In January, strongest flow at 30,000 ft is found correct answers just east of Asia and N. America
The area of low upper-level heights (pressure) above the polar regions is called the correct
answers polar vortex
On average, maximum winds (jet streams) at 60N are found at __ altitude than those at 30N
correct answers a lower
On average, the westerlies __ with height in the troposphere and __ with height in the
stratosphere correct answers increase, decrease
A strong 300 mb polar jet is located across the GA/FL border. In Atlanta north of the jet, I would
expect correct answers colder than normal temperature
On average, the polar jet stream is located at ___ ft near latitude ___ correct answers 30,000, 45-
55
The subtropical jet is part of the ___ cells. correct answers Hadley and Ferrel
Compared with the north, the SOUTH side of an upper-level westerly jet has a ___ troposphere
and a ___ tropopause height correct answers warmer, higher
Flying south to north across a westerly jet maximum, I would find the topopause getting ___ and
the stratosphere getting ___. correct answers lower, warmer
