Environmental Science Questions

What does "frontogenesis" mean when used in connection with a weather map?A. a front is in the process of dissipatingB. one front is about to overtake anotherC. a front is regenerating or strengtheningD. a front is moving into a region of higher pressureE. severe thunderstorms forming along a front

Match the type of weather you would expect over these North America locations during a strong La Niña.A. The Ohio Valley B. Washington State C. The southern portions of the Gulf of Mexico states and North Florida

The majority of the United States lies within this wind belt: westerlies easterlies northerlies trades southerlies

In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is __, while air further south is __: cold, warm cold, cold warm, cold warm, warm

If the earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water), the semipermanent highs and lows would disappear altogether the semipermanent highs and lows would be stronger the semipermanent highs and lows would be weaker the semipermanent highs and lows wouldn't change in intensity

A halo around the Sun or moon indicates that rain may be on the way because the halo indicates the possible approach of a(n) ______________.A. cold frontB. warm frontC. occluded frontD. cold and warm frontE. warm and occluded front

During the summer in humid climates, nighttime clouds tend to form over water during a:

The average winds aloft are strongest in: winter summer spring fall

A condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal is called: El Nino La Nina the Southern Oscillation the Ekman Spiral

A wind reported as 225o would be a wind blowing from the:

The region of strongest winds within a jet stream is called a: jet spray jet flow jet streak jet front

In Honolulu, Hawaii (latitude 21o N), you would most likely experience winds blowing from the: southwest northwest northeast south

In the Northern Hemisphere, the polar jet stream is strongest when: air north of the polar front is much colder than air south of the polar front air north of the polar front is much warmer than air south of the polar front air temperatures on opposite sides of the polar front are about equal air temperatures on the East Coast of the US are much colder than on the West Coast of the US

Major ocean currents that flow parallel to the coast of North America are: Labrador, Canary, California California, Gulf Stream, Labrador Kuroshio, California, Labrador Labrador, Canary, Gulf Stream

If the sea level pressure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 1016 mb, the strongest summertime sea breeze along the New Jersey coast would occur when the sea level pressure just east of Atlantic City, New Jersey is: 1017 mb 1016 mb 1019 mb 1015 mb

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is due mainly to: evaporation the California current upwelling cold air moving over the water oceanic fronts

A phenomenon in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to the southern oscillation, is the

Generally, along the polar front one would not expect to observe:

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:

Which of the following does not describe the subtropical jet stream? forms along the polar front generally blows from west to east is found at the tropospause is normally equatorward of the polar front jet stream