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1) Which of the following is not a type of air mass?
A
Maritime Continental
B
Continental Tropical
C
Continental Polar
D
Maritime Polar
2) Which of the following is an accurate description of a continental tropical air mass?
A
Warm and wet
B
Cold and wet
C
Warm and dry
D
Cold and dry
3) Which of the following is an accurate description of a Maritime polar air mass
A
Warm and dry
B
Warm and wet
C
Cold and wet
D
Cold and dry
4) This front is when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass
A
Cold front
B
Warm front
C
Stationary Front
D
Occluded Front
5) This front is when two air masses meet but neither one is displaced
A
Warm front
B
Cold front
C
Occluded front
D
Stationary front
6) This front is when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass and completely cuts it off from the ground
A
Occluded front
B
Stationary front
C
Warm front
D
Cold front
7) This front is when is warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
A
Occluded front
B
Warm front
C
Stationary front
D
Cold front
8) Which of the following is not a type of cyclone?
A
Nor'easter
B
Hurricane
C
Tornado
D
Mid-Latitude Cyclone
9) What is the difference between a cyclone and an anti-cyclone?
A
Anti-cyclones are associated with dry conditions
B
Anti-cyclones have low pressure centers
C
Cyclones spin counter clockwise and anti-cyclones spin clockwise
D
Cyclones have high pressure centers
10) Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of a mid-latitude cyclone?
A
Wave stage, Stationary stage, Occluded stage, Dissipating stage
B
Stationary stage, Occluded stage, Wave stage, Dissipating stage
C
Stationary stage, Wave stage, Occluded stage, Dissipating stage
D
Dissipating stage, Stationary stage, Wave stage, Occluded stage,
11) Which of the following is NOT one of the major parts of a hurricane?
A
Storm surge
B
Eye Wall
C
Eye
D
Spiral rain bands
12) What is the name of the scale used to measure hurricanes?
A
Saffir-Simpson scale
B
Bart Simpson Scale
C
Enhanced Fujita Scale
D
Saffron-Sampson scale
13) During which stage of a thunderstorm is precipitation occurring?
A
Cumulus Stage
B
Dissipating Stage
C
Crazy awesome lightning storm stage
D
Mature Stage
14) Which of the following measures humidity?
A
Barometer
B
Thermometer
C
Anemometer
D
Psychrometer
15) Which of the following measures atmospheric pressure?
A
Thermometer
B
Anemometer
C
Barometer
D
Psychrometer
16) Which of the following measures wind speed?
A
Anemometer
B
Psychrometer
C
Thermometer
D
Barometer
17) What is the difference between weather and climate?
A
Weather is predicted. Climate actually happens.
B
Weather is wet. Climate is dry.
C
Weather happens every day. Climate only happens sometimes.
D
Weather is 1 day. Climate is the average over a long period of time.
18) Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?
A
Longitude
B
Continental Position
C
Latitude
D
Wind Circulation
19) Which of the following would best be described as a very hot and wet climate zone?
A
Tropical Rain Forest
B
Taiga
C
Temperate Rain Forest
D
Tundra
20) Which of the following would best be described as a very cold and dry climate zone?
A
Taiga
B
Temperate Rain Forest
C
Tundra
D
Tropical Rain Forest
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