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What will occur when an upper-level low lies directly above a surface low?A. Thunderstorms will develop.B. The surface low will probably weaken.C. A wave cyclone will begin to form.D. The pressure of the surface low will decrease.E. Cyclogenesis will occur.
What type of weather front would be responsible for the following weather forecast?"Increasing cloudiness and warm today with the possibility of showers by this evening. Turning much colder tonight. Winds southwesterly becoming gusty and shifting to northwesterly by tonight."A. cold frontB. warm frontC. cold-type occluded frontD. warm-type occluded frontE. stationary front
If the flow of air into a surface low-pressure area is greater than the divergence of air aloft, what will the surface pressure in the center of the low do?A. increaseB. decreaseC. show no changeD. either increase or decrease, depending on the temperatureE. either increase or decrease, depending on the humidity
What type of air mass would be responsible for hot, dry summer weather in southern Arizona?A. mPB. mTC. cPD. cTE. cA
Which of the following statements best describes a warm-type occluded front?A. The coldest surface air is found to the east of it.B. The warmest surface air is found to the east of it.C. The warmest surface air is found to the west of it.D. The heaviest precipitation is found to the west of it.E. The most severe weather is found where the cold front has already overtaken the warm front.
Under what condition(s) may an occluded front form?A. as a cold front overtakes a warm frontB. as a warm front overtakes a cold frontC. as a warm front overtakes a stationary frontD. as a cold front overtakes a stationary frontE. all of the above
f the outflow of air around a surface high-pressure area is greater than the convergence of air aloft, what will the surface pressure in the center of the high do?A. increaseB. decreaseC. show no changeD. increase or decrease, depending on the temperatureE. increase or decrease, depending on the humidity
Which of the following statements is the most plausible?A. In winter, cP source regions have higher temperatures than mT source regions.B. In summer, mP source regions have higher temperatures than cT source regions.C. In winter, cA source regions have lower temperatures than mP source regions.D. In summer, mT source regions have lower temperatures than mP source regions.E. All of the above.
In an air mass, which two properties are similar at any given horizontal direction and at any given altitude?A. temperature and pressureB. pressure and windsC. pressure and moistureD. winds and moistureE. temperature and moisture
Which of the following air masses is associated with record-breaking low temperatures in twenty-four states in the United States?A. mTB. mPC. cAD. cTE. mE
Squall lines most often form to the east and south of which type of front?A. cold frontB. warm frontC. cold-type occluded frontD. warm-type occluded frontE. stationary front
What is the classification for a moist, tropical air mass that is warmer than the surface over which it is moving?A. mTwB. cTkC. mTkD. cPkE. mPw
What type of air mass would be responsible for hot, muggy summer weather in the eastern half of the United States?A. mPB. mTC. cPD. cTE. cA
Rossby waves are also known as ________________.A. stable wavesB. shortwavesC. cyclone wavesD. wave cyclonesE. longwaves
When are lake-effect snows best developed around the Great Lakes?A. early spring when moist, tropical air moves over the frozen lakesB. late fall and early winter when cold, dry polar air moves over the relatively warm waterC. late fall and early winter when moist, maritime polar air sweeps in from the eastD. middle winter when an unseasonably warm air mass moves over the cold waterE. late fall when maritime tropical air moves north
Which of the following statements best describes a wave cyclone?A. It produces a cold and warm front.B. It develops a region of low pressure.C. It is associated with a region of warm air to the south of the wave's apex.D. All of the above.E. None of the above.
When a storm system intensifies or deepens (that is, its central pressure decreases), what happens at upper levels?A. Convergence exceeds the low-level divergence.B. Divergence is less than the low-level convergence.C. Divergence exceeds low-level convergence.D. Convergence equals low-level convergence.E. Divergence equals low-level convergence.
A warm front with precipitation approaches your location in winter. Which sequence of clouds would you most likely expect to observe?A. cirrus, nimbostratus, altostratus, and cumulonimbusB. cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus, and nimbostratusC. altostratus, cirrostratus, cumulonimbus, and nimbostratusD. cirrostratus, nimbostratus, altostratus, and fogE. cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus, and cumulonimbus
These questions relate to the case study of the Vanishing Oysters of Chesapeake Bay.a. What is meant by the concept of a watershed?
What are two hazardous chemicals might workers might be exposed to when working to dismantle old cell phones?