Question 1

Highs, lows, fronts, and conflicting air masses frequent the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevailing westerlies
B)  polar region
C)  doldrums
D)  horse latitudesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A wind shift from east to south and an increase in temperature is indicative of the passage of a(n)  ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cold front
B)  warm front
C)  occluded front
D)  anticycloneE) B) and C)
F) None of the above B

Question 3

A(n) ____________________ air mass is the coldest.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Anticyclones are high pressure systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Rossby waves are also known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  storm surges
B)  short waves
C)  middle-latitude storms
D)  long wavesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Thunderstorms that form on the windward sides of mountains are classified as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  convective
B)  frontal
C)  cyclonic
D)  orographicE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A source region is a large uniform land or water surface that can be a birthplace for air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A weather map symbol of a line with semicircles all on one side of the line depicts a(n)  ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  warm front
B)  occluded front
C)  stationary front
D)  cold frontE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Hurricanes begin as ____ over the ocean.

Accepted Answer

A)  anticyclones
B)  easterly waves
C)  storms
D)  typhoonsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A cumulonimbus cloud is more likely to form on a(n)  ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  warm front
B)  occluded front
C)  stationary front
D)  cold frontE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The further into the future one tries to forecast, the more accurate the forecast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the Midwest, record-setting cold temperatures often result when a(n)  ____ air mass invades the region.

Accepted Answer

A)  mP
B)  cP
C)  cA
D)  mTE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

____________________ is a steering mechanism for air masses.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Intense solar heating of the surface may trigger a(n) ____________________ thunderstorm.

Accepted Answer

convective

Question 15

The cP air mass of North America is usually associated with a source region in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iceland
B)  Aleutian Islands
C)  Mexico
D)  CanadaE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

What air mass originates over Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  mP
B)  cP
C)  cT
D)  mTE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

cP air is cold and humid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

In weather forecasting, real time means ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  wind speed measured with Doppler radar
B)  time just past
C)  in the near future
D)  immediatelyE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Tornado intensities are displayed on the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enhanced Fujita Scale
B)  Saffir-Simpson Scale
C)  Tornado Scale
D)  Severe Weather ScaleE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Along the polar front, we may expect ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  typhoon generation
B)  a belt of maximum sunshine
C)  passage of middle-latitude cyclonic waves
D)  passage of tropical wavesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 6: Air Masses and Weather Systems

Highs, lows, fronts, and conflicting air masses frequent the ____.

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A wind shift from east to south and an increase in temperature is indicative of the passage of a(n) ____.

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A(n) ____________________ air mass is the coldest.

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Anticyclones are high pressure systems.

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Rossby waves are also known as ____.

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Thunderstorms that form on the windward sides of mountains are classified as ____.

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A source region is a large uniform land or water surface that can be a birthplace for air masses.

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A weather map symbol of a line with semicircles all on one side of the line depicts a(n) ____.

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Hurricanes begin as ____ over the ocean.

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A cumulonimbus cloud is more likely to form on a(n) ____.

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The further into the future one tries to forecast, the more accurate the forecast.

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In the Midwest, record-setting cold temperatures often result when a(n) ____ air mass invades the region.

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____________________ is a steering mechanism for air masses.

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Intense solar heating of the surface may trigger a(n) ____________________ thunderstorm.

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The cP air mass of North America is usually associated with a source region in ____.

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What air mass originates over Mexico?

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cP air is cold and humid.

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In weather forecasting, real time means ____.

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Tornado intensities are displayed on the ____.

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Along the polar front, we may expect ____.

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