ATOC 1050 QUIZZES WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Which of the following fronts is associated with winds that flow parallel to the frontal
boundary? - ANSWER-Stationary front
True/False: Warm fronts generally travel faster than cold fronts. - ANSWER-.False
Which of the following fronts is typically associated with a narrow band of heavy
precipitation? - ANSWER-Cold front
You are standing in City A. Over the course of a few hours you realize the temperature
has increased, the dew point has increased, the winds shifted from southeast to
southwest, and the pressure has stopped falling. What type of front passed over you? -
ANSWER-Warm front
A ______________ front occurs when a _________ front overtakes a __________
front. - ANSWER-occluded; cold; warm
Which of the following accurately lists the lifecycle for the Norwegian Cyclone Model? -
ANSWER-Stationary front, frontal wave forms, open wave, mature, and advanced
occlusion
In a mid-latitude cyclone, the warm regions between the two fronts is called: -
ANSWER-The warm sector.
In a typical mid-latitude cyclone, the cyclone begins to dissipate when the
____________ front forms and the cyclone loses its horizontal _________________. -
ANSWER-occluded; temperature gradient
True/False: If the upper-level geopotential height contours have a constant distance
between the contours, the winds will be faster in the upper-level trough than the upper-
level ridge. - ANSWER-b.False
Which of the following would cause divergence aloft? - ANSWER-Slower air flowing into
faster air.
If the upper-level geopotential height contours have a constant distance between the
contours, we would expect to find the fastest winds aloft ________________. -
ANSWER-in a ridge
Upper-level convergence occurs when _________________________. This _________
mass to/from a column of air. - ANSWER-fast winds approach slow winds; adds
SOLUTIONS
Which of the following fronts is associated with winds that flow parallel to the frontal
boundary? - ANSWER-Stationary front
True/False: Warm fronts generally travel faster than cold fronts. - ANSWER-.False
Which of the following fronts is typically associated with a narrow band of heavy
precipitation? - ANSWER-Cold front
You are standing in City A. Over the course of a few hours you realize the temperature
has increased, the dew point has increased, the winds shifted from southeast to
southwest, and the pressure has stopped falling. What type of front passed over you? -
ANSWER-Warm front
A ______________ front occurs when a _________ front overtakes a __________
front. - ANSWER-occluded; cold; warm
Which of the following accurately lists the lifecycle for the Norwegian Cyclone Model? -
ANSWER-Stationary front, frontal wave forms, open wave, mature, and advanced
occlusion
In a mid-latitude cyclone, the warm regions between the two fronts is called: -
ANSWER-The warm sector.
In a typical mid-latitude cyclone, the cyclone begins to dissipate when the
____________ front forms and the cyclone loses its horizontal _________________. -
ANSWER-occluded; temperature gradient
True/False: If the upper-level geopotential height contours have a constant distance
between the contours, the winds will be faster in the upper-level trough than the upper-
level ridge. - ANSWER-b.False
Which of the following would cause divergence aloft? - ANSWER-Slower air flowing into
faster air.
If the upper-level geopotential height contours have a constant distance between the
contours, we would expect to find the fastest winds aloft ________________. -
ANSWER-in a ridge
Upper-level convergence occurs when _________________________. This _________
mass to/from a column of air. - ANSWER-fast winds approach slow winds; adds
