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1) Huge rolling waves caused by high winds ahead of a hurricane:
A
malestroms
B
storm swells
C
vortex
D
gale winds
2) The largest storm of any storm on earth
A
Lake effect storm
B
Volcano
C
Blizzard
D
Hurricane
3) Another name for a hurricane is a
A
malestrom
B
tropical inversion
C
cyclone
D
tornado
4) A rapidly-spinning column of air extending down from a cumulonimbus cloud is a
A
tornado
B
frontal cumulonimbal system
C
dust devil
D
polar vortex
5) Large rotating storm systems are known as
A
airborne thunderstorms
B
supercells
C
funnel clouds
D
wind shears
6) What is a squall line?
A
a weather pattern that is conducive to extensive tornadoes
B
a group of thunderstorms along a cold front
C
a line of thunderstorms that are associated with polar conditions
D
a line of tornadoes scattered throughout a storm system
7) What are the components of a wintry mix?
A
Completely hail
B
Completely snow
C
Completely rain
D
Various kinds of liquid and solid precipitation
8) Frontal wedging is the effect that occurs when
A
The cold front pushes warm air downward, causing humid conditions
B
the warm front pushes the cold front upward, causing it to get warmer
C
the warm front pushes the cold front upward, causing it to further cool
D
the cold front pushes warm air upward, causing it to cool
9) The process when air lifts into the atmosphere after multiple horizontal air currents contact one another is called
A
thunderhead formation
B
conduction
C
convection
D
Coriolis effect
10) The effect where a windy side of a mountain is different (drier)than the non-windy side is called the
A
storm system
B
rain shadow
C
windward motion
D
pressure gradient
11) What is orographic lifting?
A
When two fronts meet and are forced upward
B
When mountains cause humidity and weather to differ on either side
C
The formation of a cumulonimbus cloud
D
The creation of an occluded front
12) Characteristics of a cold front passing through an area include:
A
temperature fluctuating
B
temperature staying the same
C
temperature rising
D
temperature dropping
13) A warm front includes:
A
tornadoes
B
falling temperatures
C
rising temperatures
D
stormy weather
14) Convection works by:
A
influencing tidal regions with heat waves
B
ocean warming and creating ripe conditions for hurricane
C
cyclonic movements over a continental region
D
sun heating the earth and the air above the ground warming as a result
15) A front is:
A
a collection of intense thermal energy
B
a boundary between two different air masses
C
an area of low pressure
D
an area of high pressure
16) The area that gives an air mass its characteristics is called a
A
source region
B
supernova region
C
storm front
D
frontal region
17) Maritime means
A
air
B
wind
C
ocean
D
land
18) Polar means
A
westward wind
B
warm/windy
C
eastward wind
D
cold/frigid
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