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Meteorology Chapter 20- Weather
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FINAL ROUND
Topic 1:
$100 Question
Question: What happens when an occluded
front occurs?
a. A warm front overtakes a cold front.
b. The air mass is not moving.
c. A cold front takes over a warm front.
d. Warm air sinks.
ANSWER
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Question: What happens when an
occluded front occurs?
a. A warm front overtakes a cold front.
b. The air mass is not moving.
c. A cold front overtakes a warm front.
d. Warm air sinks.
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Topic 1:
$200 Question
Question: Continental tropical (cT) air
masses can be characterized by
a. cold and dry air
b. hot and dry air
c. cold and damp air
d. warm and moist air
ANSWER
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Topic 1:
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Question: Continental tropical (cT) air
masses can be characterized by
a. cold and dry air
b. hot and dry air
c. cold and damp air
d. warm and moist air
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Topic 1:
$300 Question
Question: Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Cold fronts usually have more gentle slopes
than warm fronts.
b. Clouds of cold fronts are usually stratiform.
c. Rains of cold fronts usually last longer than rains
of warm fronts.
d. Cold fronts usually move more quickly than
warm fronts.
ANSWER
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Topic 1:
$300 Answer
Question: Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Cold fronts usually have more gentle slopes
than warm fronts.
b. Clouds of cold fronts are usually stratiform.
c. Rains of cold fronts usually last longer than rains
of warm fronts.
d. Cold fronts usually move more quickly than
warm fronts.
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Topic 1:
$400 Question
Question: Which air mass would cause a
hot, humid spell in the northeastern United
States during the summer?
a. maritime polar
b. maritime tropical
c. continental tropical
d. continental polar
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Question: Which air mass would cause a
hot, humid spell in the northeastern United
States during the summer?
a. maritime polar
b. maritime tropical
c. continental tropical
d. continental polar
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Topic 1:
$500 Question
Question: Which of the following are not
used by forecasters to locate fronts?
a. changes in wind direction
b. temperature changes
c. dew point changes
d. changes in wind speed
ANSWER
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Topic 1:
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Question: Which of the following are not
used by forecasters to locate fronts?
a. changes in wind direction
b. temperature changes
c. dew point changes
d. changes in wind speed
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Topic 2:
$100 Question
Question: Which of the following statements best describes the
characteristics of an air mass when it first moves into a new region?
a. The air mass has the characteristics of its place of origin.
b. The air mass has the characteristics of the new region into
which it has traveled.
c. The air mass has a higher temperature and a lower level of
humidity than the region where it originated.
d. The air mass has a lower temperature and a higher level of
humidity than the region where it originated.
ANSWER
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Topic 2:
$100 Answer
Question: Which of the following statements best describes the
characteristics of an air mass when it first moves into a new region?
a. The air mass has the characteristics of its place of origin.
b. The air mass has the characteristics of the new region into
which it has traveled.
c. The air mass has a higher temperature and a lower level of
humidity than the region where it originated.
d. The air mass has a lower temperature and a higher level of
humidity than the region where it originated.
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Topic 2:
$200 Question
Question: The first signs of the approach
of a warm front are often
a. cirrus clouds
b. nimbostratus clouds
c. altostratus clouds
d. cumulonimbus clouds
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Topic 2:
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Question: The first signs of the approach
of a warm front are often
a. cirrus clouds
b. nimbostratus clouds
c. altostratus clouds
d. cumulonimbus clouds
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Topic 2:
$300 Question
Question: Why do thunderstorms often occur in the afternoon?
a. Surface warming throughout the day causes stable
conditions in the troposphere.
b. Surface cooling throughout the day causes stable
conditions in the troposphere.
c. Surface warming throughout the day causes unstable
conditions in the troposphere.
d. Surface cooling throughout the day causes unstable
conditions in the troposphere.
ANSWER
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Topic 2:
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Question: Why do thunderstorms often occur in the afternoon?
a. Surface warming throughout the day causes stable
conditions in the troposphere.
b. Surface cooling throughout the day causes stable
conditions in the troposphere.
c. Surface warming throughout the day causes unstable
conditions in the troposphere.
d. Surface cooling throughout the day causes unstable
conditions in the troposphere.
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Topic 2:
$400 Question
Question: In the Northern Hemisphere winds
blow
a. Counterclockwise around high-pressure
areas
b. Counterclockwise around low-pressure
areas
c. Clockwise around low-pressure areas
d. Into high-pressure areas
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Topic 2:
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Question: In the Northern Hemisphere winds
blow
a. Counterclockwise around high-pressure
areas
b. Counterclockwise around low-pressure
areas
c. Clockwise around low-pressure areas
d. Into high-pressure areas
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Topic 2:
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Question: What is a stationary front?
a. a front that moves continuously
b. a front that takes over an occluded front
c. a front that does not move
d. a front that takes over a cold front.
ANSWER
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Topic 2:
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Question: What is a stationary front?
a. a front that moves continuously
b. a front that takes over an occluded front
c. a front that does not move
d. a front that takes over a cold front.
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Topic 3:
$100 Question
Question: What is a front?
a. A region where temperatures and humidities
stay the same
b. A vertical zone between colder and warmer air
c. An area where warmer air slides under colder air
d. A boundary between two air masses
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Question: What is a front?
a. A region where temperatures and humidities
stay the same
b. A vertical zone between colder and warmer air
c. An area where warmer air slides under colder air
d. A boundary between two air masses.
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Topic 3:
$200 Question
Question: Continental arctic (cA) air
masses can be characterized by
a. warm and moist air
b. cold and dry air
c. hot and dry air
d. cold and damp air
ANSWER
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Topic 3:
$200 Answer
Question: Continental arctic (cA) air
masses can be characterized by
a. warm and moist air
b. cold and dry air
c. hot and dry air
d. cold and damp air
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Topic 3:
$300 Question
Question: A tornado’s funnel cloud results when
a. Air pressure at the center of the funnel is high.
b. Air around the edges of the funnel is cold.
c. The air sucked into the funnel expands and
cools.
d. The air sucked into the funnel contracts and
heats.
ANSWER
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Topic 3:
$300 Answer
Question: A tornado’s funnel cloud results when
a. Air pressure at the center of the funnel is high.
b. Air around the edges of the funnel is cold.
c. The air sucked into the funnel expands and
cools.
d. The air sucked into the funnel contracts and
heats.
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Topic 3:
$400 Question
Question: How long does it take for a
typical mid-latitude low to move through its
life cycle?
a. About 12 days
b. About 4 days
c. About 13 hours
d. About 4 hours
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Question: How long does it take for a
typical mid-latitude low to move through its
life cycle?
a. About 12 days
b. About 4 days
c. About 13 hours
d. About 4 hours
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Topic 3:
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Question: Q trough in an upper-air flow may cause
a. rising air to expand and warm, forming clouds
b. sinking air to decrease the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
c. rising air to increase the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
d. sinking air to increase the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
ANSWER
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Topic 3:
$500 Answer
Question: Q trough in an upper-air flow may cause
a. rising air to expand and warm, forming clouds
b. sinking air to decrease the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
c. rising air to increase the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
d. Sinking air to increase the air pressure at the
Earth’s surface
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Topic 4:
$100 Question
Question: Which of the following
characteristics is not used to decide
whether a winter storm is a blizzard?
a. wind speed
b. temperature
c. visibility
d. accumulation of new snow
ANSWER
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Topic 4:
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Question: Which of the following
characteristics is not used to decide
whether a winter storm is a blizzard?
a. wind speed
b. temperature
c. visibility
d. accumulation of new snow
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Topic 4:
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Question: The radiosonde contains all of
these instruments except a(n)
a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. psychrometer
d. thermometer
ANSWER
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Topic 4:
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Question: The radiosonde contains all of
these instruments except a(n)
a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. psychrometer
d. thermometer
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Topic 4:
$300 Question
Question: When a cold front passes,
a. the temperature begins to rise
b. the air pressure begins to fall
c. the wind changes direction
d. all of the above occur
ANSWER
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Topic 4:
$300 Answer
Question: When a cold front passes,
a. the temperature begins to rise
b. the air pressure begins to fall
c. the wind changes direction
d. all of the above occur
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Topic 4:
$400 Question
Question: Why do hurricanes weaken over land?
a. They have changed their path.
b. Their winds are counteracted by the land and
sea breezes.
c. They gain heat energy from the land.
d. They no longer have a source of humid air to
provide heat from condensation.
ANSWER
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Topic 4:
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Question: Why do hurricanes weaken over land?
a. They have changed their path.
b. Their winds are counteracted by the land and
sea breezes.
c. They gain heat energy from the land.
d. They no longer have a source of humid air to
provide heat from condensation.
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Topic 4:
$500 Question
Question: What data do infrared satellites
use to create images?
a. temperature measurements
b. pressure measurements
c. visible light measurements
d. humidity measurements
ANSWER
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Topic 4:
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Question: What data do infrared satellites
use to create images?
a. temperature measurements
b. pressure measurements
c. visible light measurements
d. humidity measurements
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Topic 5:
$100 Question
Question: Why do cirrus clouds often precede the arrival of a warm
front?
a. As the warm air approaches, it dips under the cold air
mass ahead of it and cools, forming clouds.
b. As the warm air approaches, it slides up over the cold air
mass ahead of it and warms, forming clouds.
c. As the warm air approaches, it slides up over the cold air
mass ahead of it and cools, forming clouds.
d. As the cold air approaches, it slides up over the warm air
mass ahead of it and warms, forming clouds.
ANSWER
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Topic 5:
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Question: Why do cirrus clouds often precede the arrival of a warm
front?
a. As the warm air approaches, it dips under the cold air
mass ahead of it and cools, forming clouds.
b. As the warm air approaches, it slides up over the cold air
mass ahead of it and warms, forming clouds.
c. As the warm air approaches, it slides up over the cold air
mass ahead of it and cools, forming clouds.
d. As the cold air approaches, it slides up over the warm air
mass ahead of it and warms, forming clouds.
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Topic 5:
$200 Question
Question: Why do cirrus clouds arrive before other clouds as the
front approaches?
a. The farthest forward clouds are the highest up, so the first
clouds you see are cirrus clouds.
b. The farthest forward clouds are the lowest, so the first
clouds you see are cirrus clouds.
c. The lowest clouds are the first clouds to form. These
clouds are called cirrus clouds.
d. The closest clouds to the ground are cumulus clouds.
ANSWER
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Topic 5:
$200 Answer
Question: Why do cirrus clouds arrive before other clouds as the
front approaches?
a. The farthest forward clouds are the highest up, so the first
clouds you see are cirrus clouds.
b. The farthest forward clouds are the lowest, so the first
clouds you see are cirrus clouds.
c. The lowest clouds are the first clouds to form. These
clouds are called cirrus clouds.
d. The closest clouds to the ground are cumulus clouds.
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Topic 5:
$300 Question
Question: In what ways are tornadoes and hurricanes similar?
a. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cirrus clouds and potentially
heavy rains.
b. Both are weak storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulus clouds which may kill
millions of people each year.
c. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulonimbus clouds and
potentially heavy rains.
d. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulonimbus clouds which kill
thousands of meteorologists each year.
ANSWER
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Topic 5:
$300 Answer
Question: In what ways are tornadoes and hurricanes similar?
a. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cirrus clouds and potentially
heavy rains.
b. Both are weak storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulus clouds which may kill
millions of people each year.
c. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulonimbus clouds and
potentially heavy rains.
d. Both are violent storms that can cause great damage and
both are associated with cumulonimbus clouds which kill
thousands of meteorologists each year.
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Topic 5:
$400 Question
Question: What are major differences between hurricanes and
tornadoes?
a. Hurricanes are much smaller, and tornadoes originate over
land.
b. Tornadoes are much smaller and generally originate over
land.
c. Hurricanes are much larger and originate over land.
d. Tornadoes are larger than hurricanes and generally
originate over land.
ANSWER
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Topic 5:
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Question: What are major differences between hurricanes and
tornadoes?
a. Hurricanes are much smaller, and tornadoes originate over
land.
b. Tornadoes are much smaller and generally originate over
land.
c. Hurricanes are much larger and originate over land.
d. Tornadoes are larger than hurricanes and generally
originate over land.
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Topic 5:
$500 Question
Question: What is the name for this type of
front?
a. warm
b. cold
c. occluded
d. stationary
ANSWER
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Question: What is the name for this type of
front?
a. warm
b. cold
c. occluded
d. stationary
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FINAL ROUND Question
Question: What type of front is pictured
below?
a. warm
b. cold
c. occluded
d. stationary
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
Question: What type of front is pictured
below?
a. warm
b. cold
c. occluded
d. stationary
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Label each type of front shown in the diagram of a low
pressure system. Draw an arrow showing the
direction the wind is blowing at point B. Would you
expect the surface temperature to be warmer at point
C or at point D?
Occluded Front
The wind at point B
is blowing roughly
toward point C.
The temperature is
warmer at point C
than at point D.
Cold
Front
Warm Front
Why do cirrus clouds often precede the
arrival of a warm front? Why do cirrus
clouds arrive before other clouds as the
front approaches?
As the warm air approaches, it slides up
over the cold air mass ahead of it and
cools, forming clouds. The farthest
forward clouds are the highest up, so
the first clouds you see are cirrus
clouds.
In what ways are tornadoes and
hurricanes similar? What are the major
differences between these types of
storms?
Similarities:
Both are violent storms that can cause
great damage.
Both are associated with cumulonimbus
clouds and potentially heavy rains.
Differences:
Tornadoes are much smaller.
Tornadoes generally originate over land.
Tornadoes can be hard to recognize.
Tornadoes can have much higher wind
speeds.
Hurricanes develop more slowly.
Hurricanes last much longer (days vs.
minutes)
Hurricanes get their energy from warm
water at the ocean’s surface.