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Mid-Latitude Cyclone Quiz
1) A cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere rotates __________________ in the
around a low-pressure center.
2) Mid-latitude cyclones form at __________ when the temperature difference
between two air masses is __________.
a) The northeastern U.S.; insignificant
b) The Southern Hemisphere; insignificant
c) The polar front; large
d) A squall line; large
3) In New England and the mid-Atlantic , __________ mid-latitude cyclones called
__________, are common.
a) Backwards rotating; Southeasters
b) Fierce; Nor’easters
c) Mild; Nor’easters
d) Fierce; Southeasters
4) Mid-latitude cyclones form when
a) Upwelling air in a thunderstorm sucks in warm wet air that begins to rotate
counterclockwise.
b) Air masses blowing past each other in opposite directions are deflected by Coriolis and
begin to rotate.
c) Hot air in the ocean rises and begins to spin due to Coriolis, building strength as it
moves over the sea surface.
d) None of these.
1 5) Most winter storms in the middle latitudes are mid-latitude cyclones.
a) True
b) False
6) As the winds in a cyclone rotate
a) The air rises and cools creating clouds and precipitation.
b) They collapse inward and spin faster and faster.
c) It loses energy and dissipates within minutes to an hour.
d) None of these.
7) In the Southern Hemisphere a cyclone would rotate clockwise.
a) True
b) False
8) About 10 nor’easters strike the Eastern Seaboard each year.
a) True
b) False
9) In 1993, a nor’easter hit the entire eastern seaboard of the United States called
the
a) Storm of the Millennium
b) Storm of the Year
c) Storm of the Century
d) The Biggest Storm Ever
2 10) When a warm air mass at a cold front rises, this creates a _______________
pressure cell.
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