exam

Question 1

which type of precipitation freezes on contact with objects

Answer 1

freezing rain/ glaze

Question 2

a cold front is?

Answer 2

fast moving, and associated with heavy rain

Question 3

what is the “fair weather cloud”

Answer 3

cumulus

Question 4

what is the “mares tale” cloud

Answer 4

cirrus

Question 5

what is the halo could

Answer 5

cirrostratus

Question 6

what is the “mackerel sky” cloud

Answer 6

cirrocumulus

Question 7

what is the “sheep back” cloud

Answer 7

altocumulus

Question 8

what are the thunder storm clouds

Answer 8

cumulonimbus

Question 9

uniform layer with light precipitation

Answer 9

nimbostratus

Question 10

uniform layer no precipitation

Answer 10

stratus

Question 11

in a conditionally stable atmosphere when a parcel is saturated it acts?

Answer 11

unstable

Question 12

is associated with stratus/ninbostratus clouds

Answer 12

the warm front

Question 13

in a stable atmosphere the air is?

Answer 13

colder and denser than it’s surroundings

Question 14

how does a cumulus cloud form

Answer 14

convection

Question 15

in mid lat cyclones, after the cold front has passed

Answer 15

a shift to cooler, drier conditions than before with winds likely from the northwest

Question 16

mid lat cyclones develop at the

Answer 16

polar front

Question 17

between the 2 fronts (after the warm front has passed) what weather conditions will we experience

Answer 17

clear, with winds from the southwest and warm temps

Question 18

winds circulate - around a low pressure and - around a high pressure

Answer 18

counter clockwise, clockwise

Question 19

there is such thing as a low and high front true or false

Answer 19

false

Question 20

after a cold front has moved through, what weather conditions will you experience

Answer 20

clear, with winds from the northwest, and cold temps

Question 21

which direction (in general) does weather move in the us

Answer 21

from west to east

Question 22

what types of clouds would you find when a cold front is nearing you

Answer 22

cumulonimbus

Question 23

when 2 air masses collide it’s called a ?

Answer 23

front

Question 24

which air moves fastest

Answer 24

cold front

Question 25

typically has heavy, short lived precipitation

Answer 25

a cold front

Question 26

a cumulus humils cloud

Answer 26

is formed by convection

Question 27

collision coalescence

Answer 27

by equator

Question 28

which air masses are responsible for most of the rainfall over the eastern 2/3 of the united states?

Answer 28

mT air masses from the gulf of mexico, carribean, atlantic region

Question 29

the area between the cold and warm front in a mature cyclone is called

Answer 29

the warm sector

Question 30

the air mass responsible for the lake effect snow

Answer 30

cP

Question 31

flat, layered clouds

Answer 31

stratus

Question 32

when the ELR is a slower rate than the MALR this causes a - atmosphere

Answer 32

stable

Question 33

a very stable atmospheric condition

Answer 33

an inversion

Question 34

the MALR is - the DALR because -

Answer 34

slower, because the condensation of water vapor above the LCL releases heat energy

Question 35

when an air parcel is warmer than it’s surroundings

Answer 35

it is considered an unstable atmosphere, and buoyancy force will take over causing the parcel to rise, expand and cool

Question 36

vapor pressure is

Answer 36

the part of the atmospheric pressure attributed to water vapor

Question 37

Relative humidity is expected to be owest

Answer 37

in the afternoon