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Clouds and precipitation are frequently found on the downwind side of a large lake.
This would indicate that the air on the downwind side is
A. Diverging and sinking
B. Diverging and rising
C. Stable and rising
D. Converging and rising
E. Converging and sinking - (ANSWERS)e. Converging and sinking
A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ( ) force and
the ( ) force.
A. Coriolis; pressure gradient
B. Coriolis; gravitational
C. Pressure gradient frictional
D. Coriolis; frictional
E. Pressure gradient; graviational - (ANSWERS)a. Coriolis; pressure gradient
Squall lines most often form ahead of a
A. Warm front
B. Cold-type occluded front
C. Cold front
D. Stationary front
E. Warm-type occluded front - (ANSWERS)c. Cold-front
Because of friction, surface winds move _ winds aloft with the same pressure
gradient
A. At the same speed as
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B. Twice as fast as
C. Faster than
D. At half the speed as
E. More slowly than - (ANSWERS)e. More slowly than
Northeasters (or nor'easters) are mid altitude storms commonly found along
A. Both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America
B. The Gulf coast coast of North America
C. The Pacific coast of both North and South
D. The Atlantic coast of North America
E. The Pacific coast of North America - (ANSWERS)d. The Atlantic coast of North
America
If the flow of air into a surface low pressure area is greater than the divergence of air
aloft, the surface pressure in the center of the low will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Drop rapidly
D. Remain the same
E. Deepen - (ANSWERS)a. Increase
Vorticity refers to the
A. Spin of air parcels
B. Formation of clouds
C. Development of a wave cyclone
D. Rising and sinking of air along weather front
E. Changing of the seasons - (ANSWERS)a. Spin of air parcels
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Before the passage of a cold front the pressure normally _, and after the passage of a
cold front the pressure normally_
A. Does not change; drops
B. Drops; drops
C. Rises; drops
D. Rises; rises
E. Drops; rises - (ANSWERS)e. Drops; rises
As westerly winds blow over a north-south oriented mountain range, the airflow is
deflected in such a way that a trough on the _ side of the mountain.
A. Both upwind and downwind
B. Upwind
C. Side
D. North
E. Downwind - (ANSWERS)e. Downwind
The Coriolis force acts at a _ degree angle to the wind.
A. 30
B. 90
C. 20
D. 10
E. 45 - (ANSWERS)b. 90
One would expect a cp air mass to be
A. Cold and dry
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B. Cold and moist
C. Warm and moist
D. Temperate and dry
E. Warm and dry - (ANSWERS)a. Cold and dry
Due to Hadley cell formation and the Coriolis force in both hemispheres, winds aloft
flow
A. Easterly
B. Westerly
C. Southerly
D. Randomly
E. Northerly - (ANSWERS)b. Westerly
The wind around a surface high pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere blows
A. Counterclockwise and inward toward the center
B. Clockwise and outward from the center
C. Clockwise and parallel to the center
D. Clockwise and inward toward the center
E. Counterclockwise and outward from the center - (ANSWERS)b. Clockwise and
outward from the center
What is a serious hazard to aircraft?
A. Longwaves in the westerlies
B. Molecular viscosity
C. Thermal lows
D. Laminar flow
E. Clear-air turbulence - (ANSWERS)e. Clear-air turbulence
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Clouds and precipitation are frequently found on the downwind side of a large lake.
This would indicate that the air on the downwind side is
A. Diverging and sinking
B. Diverging and rising
C. Stable and rising
D. Converging and rising
E. Converging and sinking - (ANSWERS)e. Converging and sinking
A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ( ) force and
the ( ) force.
A. Coriolis; pressure gradient
B. Coriolis; gravitational
C. Pressure gradient frictional
D. Coriolis; frictional
E. Pressure gradient; graviational - (ANSWERS)a. Coriolis; pressure gradient
Squall lines most often form ahead of a
A. Warm front
B. Cold-type occluded front
C. Cold front
D. Stationary front
E. Warm-type occluded front - (ANSWERS)c. Cold-front
Because of friction, surface winds move _ winds aloft with the same pressure
gradient
A. At the same speed as
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B. Twice as fast as
C. Faster than
D. At half the speed as
E. More slowly than - (ANSWERS)e. More slowly than
Northeasters (or nor'easters) are mid altitude storms commonly found along
A. Both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America
B. The Gulf coast coast of North America
C. The Pacific coast of both North and South
D. The Atlantic coast of North America
E. The Pacific coast of North America - (ANSWERS)d. The Atlantic coast of North
America
If the flow of air into a surface low pressure area is greater than the divergence of air
aloft, the surface pressure in the center of the low will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Drop rapidly
D. Remain the same
E. Deepen - (ANSWERS)a. Increase
Vorticity refers to the
A. Spin of air parcels
B. Formation of clouds
C. Development of a wave cyclone
D. Rising and sinking of air along weather front
E. Changing of the seasons - (ANSWERS)a. Spin of air parcels
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Before the passage of a cold front the pressure normally _, and after the passage of a
cold front the pressure normally_
A. Does not change; drops
B. Drops; drops
C. Rises; drops
D. Rises; rises
E. Drops; rises - (ANSWERS)e. Drops; rises
As westerly winds blow over a north-south oriented mountain range, the airflow is
deflected in such a way that a trough on the _ side of the mountain.
A. Both upwind and downwind
B. Upwind
C. Side
D. North
E. Downwind - (ANSWERS)e. Downwind
The Coriolis force acts at a _ degree angle to the wind.
A. 30
B. 90
C. 20
D. 10
E. 45 - (ANSWERS)b. 90
One would expect a cp air mass to be
A. Cold and dry
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B. Cold and moist
C. Warm and moist
D. Temperate and dry
E. Warm and dry - (ANSWERS)a. Cold and dry
Due to Hadley cell formation and the Coriolis force in both hemispheres, winds aloft
flow
A. Easterly
B. Westerly
C. Southerly
D. Randomly
E. Northerly - (ANSWERS)b. Westerly
The wind around a surface high pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere blows
A. Counterclockwise and inward toward the center
B. Clockwise and outward from the center
C. Clockwise and parallel to the center
D. Clockwise and inward toward the center
E. Counterclockwise and outward from the center - (ANSWERS)b. Clockwise and
outward from the center
What is a serious hazard to aircraft?
A. Longwaves in the westerlies
B. Molecular viscosity
C. Thermal lows
D. Laminar flow
E. Clear-air turbulence - (ANSWERS)e. Clear-air turbulence
