Chapter 22-24 Part 2 Flashcards
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The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed
cumulus.
cirrus.
stratus.
alto.
nimbo.
stratus.
The dew point is the temperature at which
water in the liquid state changes to vapor.
hailstones are formed.
water vapor condenses to a liquid.
cumulus clouds change to cumulonimbus clouds.
none of these
water vapor condenses to a liquid.
The eye of a hurricane is
the portion with the highest wind speeds.
warmer than the rest of the storm.
along the leading edge of the storm.
the area of most intense rainfall.
none of these
warmer than the rest of the storm.
The force that generates wind is
Coriolis force.
gravity force.
centrifugal force.
frictional force.
pressure gradient force.
pressure gradient force.
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the
troposphere.
thermosphere.
mesosphere.
stratosphere.
ionosphere.
troposphere.
The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid is called
evaporation.
sublimation.
condensation.
melting.
deposition.
deposition.
The term _______ is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state.
evaporation
sublimation
condensation
melting
deposition
sublimation.
The tropopause is the boundary between
the troposphere and stratosphere.
tropical and polar air masses.
the troposphere and mesosphere.
two layers of high ozone concentration.
none of the above
the troposphere and stratosphere.
These clouds are often called ‘fair weather’ clouds.
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
alto
nimbo
cumulus.
This air mass is the source of much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern United States.
mT
cP
mP
cT
none of these
mT.
This air mass may produce an occasional ‘northeaster’ in the winter.
mT
cP
mP
cT
none of these
cP.
This air mass often originates as a air mass in Siberia and is subsequently named.
mT
cP
mP
cT
none of these
cP.
This cloud sometimes produces ‘mare’s tails.’
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
altostratus
cirrus
nimbostratus
cirrus.
This cloud type is confined to the middle height range.
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
altostratus
cirrus
nimbostratus
altostratus.
This term is used to describe clouds found in the middle height range.
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
alto
nimbo
alto.
This term is used to describe clouds that produce precipitation.
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
alto
nimbo
nimbo.
Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds.
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
altostratus
cirrus
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus.
Tornadoes most often move TOWARD what direction?
west
southeast
northeast
northwest
southwest
northeast.
Typhoon is another name for a
wave cyclone.
hurricane.
tornado.
squall line.
none of these
hurricane.
Usually _________ fronts produce several hours of moderate-to-gentle precipitation over a large region.
warm
cold
warm and cold
none of these
warm.
When an active cold front overtakes a warm front
the fronts cancel one another out.
cloud formation ceases.
an occluded front forms.
a stationary front is created.
none of these
an occluded front forms.
Which of the following is considered to be a boundary between two different air masses?
warm front
cold front
both warm front and cold front
neither warm front nor cold front
both warm front and cold front.
Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?
tornado
middle-latitude cyclone
hurricane
all of the above should have equally steep pressure gradients
both the tornado and hurricane have equally steep pressure gradients
tornado.
Which of these instruments is NOT used to measure air pressure?
mercurial barometer
aneroid barometer
barograph
anemometer
both a. and c.
anemometer.
