GEOG 1401 - Weather & Climate SHSU - Exams 3 & 4
The gust front occurs near the anvil part of a thunderstorm cloud
F
The gust front occurs on the lee shore of the Great Lakes
F
The marine west coast climate most extensive on this continent -- North America
F
The marine west coast climate most extensive on this continent -- South America
F
The most common cloud type in a hurricane is cirrus
F
The most common cloud type in a hurricane is nimbostratus
F
The most common cloud type in a hurricane is stratus
F
The temperature of rising air parcels increase as they move upward
F
Tropical cyclones do NOT form at the Equator because water is cold there
F
Tropical cyclones do NOT form at the Equator because water is too warm there
F
Typically straddles the Equator, year-round precipitation -- Desert
F
Typically straddles the Equator, year-round precipitation -- Steppe
F
Typically straddles the Equator, year-round precipitation -- Tropical Savanna
F
Updraft dominance relates to the dissipating stage in the development of a thunderstorm
F
A damp, humid climate with an abundance of cloud cover
Marine West Coast
An approaching wave cyclone would be indicated by a rapidly falling barometer reading
T
Leaching of soils would be a minor problem in the Steppes climates
T
Leaching of soils would pose a serious problem in the Tropical Rainforest climate
T
Lifting of warm air over cold is common to both cold and warm fronts
T
Lightning is likely during the mature stage of a thunderstorm
T
The arrival of a cold front brings cumulonimbus clouds
T
The marine west coast climate most extensive on this continent -- Europe
T
The most common cloud type in a hurricane is cumulonimbus
T
The tundra climate supports some plant life but no trees
T
The vegetation associated with the Aw climate is termed savanna
T
The west coast deserts are characterized by higher humidity and some fog
T
If a warm front is approaching, you can expect calm winds
F
If a warm front is approaching, you can expect clearing skies
F
If a warm front is approaching, you can expect falling temperatures
F
In order to qualify as a hurricane, winds in a tropical disturbance must reach 50 mph
F
It is in the C climates that would one find the greatest annual temperature range
F
Jungle -- Desert
F
Jungle -- Steppe
F
Jungle -- Tropical Savanna
F
Jungle is synonymous with selva
F
North Carolina is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
F
North Dakota is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
F
The Zone of Conflict refers to orographic precipitation
F
The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the subarctic regions
F
The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the subtropics
F
The greatest variability in rainfall would generally be associated with A climates
F
The greatest variability in rainfall would generally be associated with C climates
F
The greatest variability in rainfall would generally be associated with D climates
F
The gust front occurs during the development of thunderstorm clouds
F
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the development of a thunderstorm
Cirrus
All of the cities described below are in North America and are classified as Humid Continental climates. Which city has the smallest variation in rainfall from month to month throughout the year
City A, a leeward coastal city at 40 degrees north latitude
A damp, humid climate with an abundance of cloud cover -- Humid Continental
F
A damp, humid climate with an abundance of cloud cover -- Subarctic
F
A damp, humid climate with an abundance of cloud cover -- Tundra
F
A desert soil is likely to be black in color
F
A desert soil is likely to be deep
F
A desert soil is likely to be well-watered
F
About 50 percent of North American tornadoes are classified as violent -- F4-F5 --
F
Absolute stability prevails only in theory, but never in reality
F
Approximately 40 percent of the land surface of the Earth is desert and steppe
F
Drizzle from gray, overcast skies is typical of winter -- Subarctic
F
Drizzle from gray, overcast skies is typical of winter -- Tundra
F
Dry climates are always at low latitudes -- within 10 degrees of the Equator --
F
During April-May hurricane formation in the North Atlantic is at a peak
F
During January-February hurricane formation in the North Atlantic is at a peak
F
During November-December hurricane formation in the North Atlantic is at a peak
F
List two problems scientists encounter as they attempt to divide the Earth into climatic zones.
-identifying the boundary -variability and similarity of climate elements -subjective-inter -relationship
Describe three methods used to study past climates.
-ocean deposits -ice cores-fossils -past vegetation -remnant landforms
If you were 200 miles ahead of the surface position of a typical warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of ____ mile or miles
1
Which scale number or numbers of hurricanes do only minimal or moderate damage
1 and 2
The approximate lifetime of an individual thunderstorm cell is about
1 hour or less
Of the past 2.5 billion years, what %? have been ice ages?
10-20%
The Storm of the Century struck in the winter of
1993
For a thunderstorm to be officially classified as severe by the National Weather Service, it must have winds in excess of
58 mph
In order to qualify as a hurricane, winds in a tropical disturbance must reach
74 mph
The most costly hurricane in terms of money between 1985 and 1996 was Hurricane
Andrew
Squall line thunderstorms that accompany fast moving fronts typically ________.
Accompany cold fronts, are 50 to 60 miles long and may produce severe weather
A Meoscale Convective Complex can be very dangerous because ________ They are slow moving and typically bring much rain They have a life of 8 to 24 hours They are most active at night All of the above
All of the above
Which one of these is a hazard of a hurricane Coastal Flooding Lighting High Winds All of the above
All of the above
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is primarily mandated to A. assess the present state of knowledge concerning climate change. B. report on the human and environmental impacts of climate change. C. offer mitigation strategies to deal with climate change. D. All of the above are correct.
All of the above are correct.
How is drought different from other natural hazards Occurs in a creeping manner No exact definition of drought exists Effects are less apparent than with other natural hazards All the above
All the above
Generally, the D climates are found poleward of the E climates
F
A generally accepted boundary beyond which trees will NOT grow is 55 degrees longitude
F
Tornadoes are most frequent during the
April to June period
What time of year is a hurricane most likely to occur in the Atlantic Ocean and move towards North America
August to October
Which Koppen climate classification takes up the most land area compared to any other?
B climates
Which of the following has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life from storm surge in the twentieth century
Bangladesh
If you experience a category 5 hurricane, what type of damage are you most likely to encounter at the point of impact
Catastrophic
What type of storm was the Storm of the Century
Blizzard
What kind of vegetation is most closely associated with a desert Plants have waxy leaves, stems or thickened outer layer The roots of desert plants are deep or spread wide under the surface of the soil Very few kinds of plants Both A and B
Both A and B
What type of air mass might cause the following situation -- high temperatures and extremely low dew points across the southern Great Plains of Oklahoma and Kansas
CTs
In reference to an occluded front, the ________ is moving more rapidly than the _________
Cold Front, Warm Front
This type of front is largely responsible for violent weather
Cold front
Which of the following does NOT favor thunderstorm development?
Cold surface air
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of stability in the atmosphere
Conditional Stability
Activity -- lifting of air -- caused by intense heating of the surface is called ________
Convectional Activity
Which cloud indicates instability
Cumuliform Cloud
The 3 stages of a thunderstorm are _____, _____ and _____.
Cumulus, mature, dissipating
A generally accepted boundary beyond which trees will NOT grow is the 0 degree isotherm
F
As air moves down the leeward side of the mountain, its temperature falls at the ___ rate, which is ___ degrees per 1000 feet
DAR, 5.5
In the terms of their averages, arrange the three lapse rates in order from the steepest to the most gentle
DAR, ELR, WAR
In the case of orographic lifting, the dew point of an air mass will _______ after it has reached 100 percent relative humidity
Decrease
In the normal scheme of things in the atmosphere, the air is immobile and the temperature tends to ________
Decrease
The name of a scientist who studies tree rings.
Dendrochronologist.
Which of these radar types has significantly improved our ability to track thunderstorms and issue warnings based on their potential to produce tornadoes
Doppler radar
In a mature air mass thunderstorm, what processes are responsible for creating downdrafts?
Dry air is entrained into a cloud, resulting in localized evaporation and cooling.
The only humid climate that has a pronounced winter rainfall maximum, a feature that reflects its intermediate position, is the
Dry-Summer Subtropical, or Mediterranean climate
All months that have mean temperatures below 10 degrees C are what classification in the Koeppen system?
E (Polar Climates)
A generally accepted boundary beyond which trees will NOT grow is the selva
F
20-40 inches of precipitation, monsoon effect, wide temperature swings daily and especially seasonally -- Marine West Coast
F
20-40 inches of precipitation, monsoon effect, wide temperature swings daily and especially seasonally -- Subarctic
F
20-40 inches of precipitation, monsoon effect, wide temperature swings daily and especially seasonally -- Tundra
F
A Prairie is always found on the poleward side of a Steppe
F
A Savanna climate would be generally characterized by a well defined dry season during the high Sun -- summer -- season
F
A Tropical Rainforest would most likely be found in Cuba
F
A Tropical Rainforest would most likely be found in India
F
A Tropical Rainforest would most likely be found in Italy
F
A Tropical Rainforest would most likely be found in North Africa
F
A climate is classified as dry if it receives less than 30 centimeters of rain annually, on average
F
A cold air mass that is warmed at its base from contact with the warm ground will have its lapse rate changed to an inversion
F
A cold air mass that is warmed at its base from contact with the warm ground will have its lapse rate compressed
F
A cold air mass that is warmed at its base from contact with the warm ground will have its lapse rate decreased
F
A cold, dry environment would contain a largest number of different plant species than a cold, wet environment
F
A cyclone is air turning spirally inward round a center of high pressure
F
A cyclone is air turning spirally outward round a center of high pressure
F
A cyclone is air turning spirally outward round a center of low pressure
F
The taiga is a Mediterranean forest
F
A high number of days with cloudy weather, drizzle and or fog would best characterize Humid Subtropical climates
F
A high number of days with cloudy weather, drizzle and or fog would best characterize Subarctic climates
F
A high number of days with cloudy weather, drizzle and or fog would best characterize Tropical Rainforest climates
F
A hot, dry environment would contain a largest number of different plant species than a hot, wet environment
F
A most important source of energy for a hurricane is solar radiation on its cloud tops
F
A mountain -- H -- climate is a climate in which rainshadow conditions are the primary cause of drought
F
A mountain -- H -- climate is found in any area located over 1,000 feet above sea level
F
A mountain -- H -- climate is similar to Tundra climates
F
A perusal of a world climate map shows that similar climates are located at similar elevations
F
A perusal of a world climate map shows that similar climates are located at similar longitudes
F
A rainshadow occurs in the lee or leeward of a mountain range because air forced to rise is warmed by the adiabatic process
F
A rainshadow occurs in the lee or leeward of a mountain range because condensation has a drying effect upon the air
F
A rainshadow occurs in the lee or leeward of a mountain range because no water vapor remains in the descending air
F
A significant decrease in large-scale air flow aloft can diminish the intensity of a hurricane
F
A squall line is most closely associated with hurricanes
F
A squall line is most closely associated with tornados
F
A squall line is most closely associated with warm fronts
F
A stable atmosphere is one in which air layers are at their lowest elevations
F
A stable atmosphere is one in which clouds are forming
F
A stable atmosphere is one in which temperatures are adiabatic
F
A temperature change of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet of ascent up a mountain represents the dew point lapse rate
F
A temperature change of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet of ascent up a mountain represents the dry adiabatic lapse rate
F
A temperature change of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet of ascent up a mountain represents the standard atmospheric lapse rate
F
A tornado is a large tropical cyclone
F
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the Coriolis effect
F
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the anticyclone
F
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the geostrophic wind
F
A tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for tornado development
F
A tornado watch is issued by the National Weather Service after a tornado has been sighted in an area
F
A typhoon is a mid-latitude cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean
F
A typical characteristic of Tropical Rainforest climates is continually cloudless skies
F
A typical characteristic of Tropical Rainforest climates is several months with less than 25 inches of rainfall
F
A typical characteristic of Tropical Rainforest climates is vegetation that contains only a small number of species
F
A very strong pressure gradient force causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast
F
A warm front is said to exist when invading cold air pushes underneath warmer air
F
A warm front is said to exist when moving cold air overrides warmer air
F
A warm front is said to exist when warm and cold air meet
F
A well defined line which would experience a shift in wind direction -- high pressure center
F
A well defined line which would experience a shift in wind direction -- low pressure center
F
A well defined line which would experience a shift in wind direction -- squall line
F
A wind shift in a counterclockwise direction, as from east to north, is termed a frontal wind shift
F
A wind shift in a counterclockwise direction, as from east to north, is termed a veering wind shift
F
A wind shift in a counterclockwise direction, as from east to north, is termed an anticyclonic wind shift
F
The taiga is a broadleaf-coniferous forest
F
Absolute stability prevails when the lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate
F
Absolute stability prevails when the lapse rate is greater than the wet adiabatic rate and less than the dry adiabatic rate
F
Absorption of solar cosmic rays is important to the formation of lightning in a growing cumulus cloud
F
After a cold front passes, clearing skies do not usually occur
F
After a cold front passes, drops in relative humidity do not usually occur
F
After a cold front passes, marked temperature drops do not usually occur
F
After a cold front passes, wind direction shifts do not usually occur
F
Afternoon or early evening, warmer seasons or times of day -- cyclonic activity
F
Afternoon or early evening, warmer seasons or times of day -- orographic activity
F
Along the 50th parallel in North America, you would expect to find the warmest summers on the east coast
F
Along the 50th parallel in North America, you would expect to find the warmest summers on the west coast
F
Although detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, damage from these storms continue to increase because hurricane intensity is greater than in the past
F
Although detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, damage from these storms continue to increase because of changes in tidal patterns
F
Although detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, damage from these storms continue to increase because of poor forecasts of landfall area
F
Although the subarctic and tundra climates generally have small precipitation totals, they are considered humid. The reason for this is most of the precipitation falls in the winter
F
Although the subarctic and tundra climates generally have small precipitation totals, they are considered humid. The reason for this is permafrost does not let the water escape
F
Although the subarctic and tundra climates generally have small precipitation totals, they are considered humid. The reason for this is these regions have great reserves of underground water that can be used for irrigation
F
An adiabatic process is one in which the altitude of the air parcel remains constant
F
An adiabatic process is one in which the pressure on the air parcel remains constant
F
An adiabatic process is one in which the temperature remains constant
F
An air mass thunderstorm is most intense during the cumulus stage
F
An air mass thunderstorm is most intense during the dissipating stage
F
An air mass thunderstorm is most intense during the multicell stage
F
An air mass thunderstorm more likely to develop around midnight
F
An air mass thunderstorm more likely to develop during midmorning
F
An approaching wave cyclone would be indicated by a high barometer reading
F
An approaching wave cyclone would be indicated by a slowly rising barometer reading
F
An approaching wave cyclone would be indicated by a very low barometer reading
F
An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has a cold front for the longest period of time
F
An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has a warm front for the longest period of time
F
An increase in surface covered with ice would lead to a decrease in albedo.
F
An increase in the lapse rate of an air layer results in the layer becoming cooler
F
An increase in the lapse rate of an air layer results in the layer becoming heavier
F
An increase in the lapse rate of an air layer results in the layer becoming more stable
F
Another common term for the wave cyclone is anticyclone
F
Another common term for the wave cyclone is intertropical convergence zone
F
Another common term for the wave cyclone is polar-front cyclone
F
Another common term for the wave cyclone is tropical cyclone
F
Approximate diameter of a mature hurricane -- 50 -100 km
F
Approximate diameter of a mature hurricane -- 50 km or less
F
Approximate diameter of a mature hurricane -- about 1000 km
F
Approximately 10 percent of the land surface of the Earth is desert and steppe
F
Approximately 20 percent of the land surface of the Earth is desert and steppe
F
As a mid-latitude cyclonic disturbance passes across the US, the cold air sector is generally east of the low
F
As a mid-latitude cyclonic disturbance passes across the US, the cold air sector is generally north of the low
F
As a mid-latitude cyclonic disturbance passes across the US, the cold air sector is generally south of the low
F
As a strong hurricane moves ashore, rains cause the most devastating damage in the coastal zone torrential rains
F
As a strong hurricane moves ashore, strong winds cause the most devastating damage in the coastal zone
F
At least one month, the temperature averages above 32 degrees F, dominated by the Polar Easterlies wind belt -- Humid Continental
F
At least one month, the temperature averages above 32 degrees F, dominated by the Polar Easterlies wind belt -- Marine West Coast
F
At least one month, the temperature averages above 32 degrees F, dominated by the Polar Easterlies wind belt -- Subarctic
F
Basically, there are three reasons that air rises. The types of precipitation that result when air rises for these reasons is called convectional, conductional, and radiational
F
Basically, there are three reasons that air rises. The types of precipitation that result when air rises for these reasons is called cyclonic, convectional, and conductional
F
Basically, there are three reasons that air rises. The types of precipitation that result when air rises for these reasons is called orographic, cyclonic, and conductional
F
Basically, there are three reasons that air rises. The types of precipitation that result when air rises for these reasons is called radiational, frontal, and convectional
F
Both Prairies and Steppes are grasslands, but Steppes have more trees than Prairies
F
Buildup of pollutants would not be associated with stable atmospheric conditions
F
Central pressure determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status
F
Citrus and tourism would be most closely associated with a Humid Continental climate
F
Citrus and tourism would be most closely associated with a Marine West Coast climate
F
Citrus and tourism would be most closely associated with a Tropical Rainforest climate
F
Climatic boundaries, such as those shown on a world map of climate regions, fluctuate very little from year to year and should be regarded as fixed
F
Cloud-to-cloud lightning is least likely
F
Cloudiness that may average 50-70% annually -- Humid Continental
F
Cloudiness that may average 50-70% annually -- Subarctic
F
Cloudiness that may average 50-70% annually -- Tundra
F
Coastal southern Alaska, Iceland, and the western coasts of Norway experience unusually mild winters considering their high latitude location. The main reason for this moderate climate is frequent outbreaks of mild mT air masses in winter
F
Coastal southern Alaska, Iceland, and the western coasts of Norway experience unusually mild winters considering their high latitude location. The main reason for this moderate climate is large amounts of winter cloud cover
F
Coastal southern Alaska, Iceland, and the western coasts of Norway experience unusually mild winters considering their high latitude location. The main reason for this moderate climate is occasional movements of the subtropical highs poleward in winter
F
Cold air near the surface best describes the reason most high pressure systems bring clear skies
F
Collision of two air masses -- convergence or convectional
F
Collision of two air masses -- orographic
F
Compared to other types of fronts, the weather associated with a cold front usually covers more area
F
Compared to other types of fronts, the weather associated with a cold front usually involves less precipitation
F
Compared to other types of fronts, the weather associated with a cold front usually is less violent but of longer duration
F
Compared to warm fronts, cold fronts have a shallower gradient and a slower advance rate
F
Compared to warm fronts, cold fronts have a shallower gradient and the same advance rate
F
Compared to warm fronts, cold fronts have the same gradient and a faster advance rate
F
Condensation caused by moist air being forced over some physical barrier is caused by convectional uplift
F
Condensation caused by moist air being forced over some physical barrier is caused by cyclonic uplift
F
Condensation caused by moist air being forced over some physical barrier is caused by frontal uplift
F
Continental interiors between 50-65 degrees latitude -- Humid Continental
F
Continental interiors between 50-65 degrees latitude -- Marine West Coast
F
Continental interiors between 50-65 degrees latitude -- Tundra
F
Convectional thunderstorms are most common in autumn
F
Convectional thunderstorms are most common in spring
F
Convectional thunderstorms are most common in winter
F
Conventional radar measures raindrop and snowflake motion
F
Conventional radar measures raindrop motion
F
Conventional radar measures raindrop size
F
Converging surface winds cause the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm
F
Converging surface winds make the air rise within a low pressure system
F
Converging winds aloft cause the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm
F
Cool summer climates are found at east sides of continents
F
Cool summer climates are found at subtropics
F
Coriolis effect causes hurricanes in the Atlantic to move toward the west during their early stages
F
Coupling with the jet stream causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast
F
Cyclones usually form alone, although sometimes they are associated with anticyclones
F
Cyclones usually move fastest in summer
F
Cyclonic storms, mP air masses and moderate temperatures -- Humid Continental
F
Cyclonic storms, mP air masses and moderate temperatures -- Subarctic
F
Cyclonic storms, mP air masses and moderate temperatures -- Tundra
F
Dairy, wheat and corn belts of the United States -- Marine West Coast
F
Dairy, wheat and corn belts of the United States -- Subarctic
F
Dairy, wheat and corn belts of the United States -- Tundra
F
Decreasing precipitation rates are common to both cold and warm fronts
F
Desert locations cool off rapidly at night due to the high specific heat of sand
F
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of chinook deserts
F
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of monsoon deserts
F
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of subtropical deserts
F
Deserts such as the Sahara exist because of extreme continentality
F
Deserts such as the Sahara exist because of the drying influence of the trade winds
F
Deserts such as the Sahara exist because of the rain shadow effect of mountains
F
Destruction caused by a tornado is primarily due to the large pressure drop as the funnel passes over
F
Diameter determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status
F
Divergence in the upper-level jet stream hinders the formation of severe thunderstorms
F
Divergence of surface winds are common to both cold and warm fronts
F
Doldrums, precipitation most afternoons between 2 and 4PM -- Desert
F
Doldrums, precipitation most afternoons between 2 and 4PM -- Steppe
F
Doldrums, precipitation most afternoons between 2 and 4PM -- Tropical Savanna
F
Doppler radar can detect motion directly
F
Doppler radars detect lightning strokes
F
Doppler radars have much greater range than conventional radars
F
Doppler radars show the motion of air in clear areas
F
Downdrafts and updrafts found side by side relate to the cumulus stage in the development of a thunderstorm
F
Downdrafts and updrafts found side by side relate to the dissipating stage in the development of a thunderstorm
F
Downdrafts totally dominate the cumulus stage in the development of a thunderstorm
F
Downdrafts totally dominate the mature stage in the development of a thunderstorm
F
Drizzle from gray, overcast skies is typical of winter -- Humid Continental
F
During the adiabatic process, as air DESCENDS in altitude its temperature decreases at the rate of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet
F
During the adiabatic process, as air DESCENDS in altitude its temperature decreases at the rate of 5.5 degrees F per1000 feet
F
During the adiabatic process, as air DESCENDS in altitude its temperature increases at the rate of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet
F
During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has emitted infrared radiation
F
During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has lost heat to the colder air at higher altitudes
F
During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has lost some of its water vapor
F
East sides of continents, 40-55 degrees latitude -- Marine West Coast
F
East sides of continents, 40-55 degrees latitude -- Subarctic
F
East sides of continents, 40-55 degrees latitude -- Tundra
F
Easterly waves -- also called tropical disturbances -- are usually associated with the formation of anticyclones
F
Easterly waves -- also called tropical disturbances -- are usually associated with the formation of extratropical cyclonic storms
F
Easterly waves -- also called tropical disturbances -- are usually associated with the formation of tornadoes
F
Entrainment refers to the tendency of thunderstorms to form in a line-like pattern or sequence
F
Evaporation sources are closely linked to the location of the major pressure and wind systems
F
First appearance of permafrost -- Humid Continental
F
First appearance of permafrost -- Marine West Coast
F
First appearance of permafrost -- Tundra
F
Florida Everglades, slash and burn agriculture, tall grasslands, lions and giraffes -- Desert
F
Florida Everglades, slash and burn agriculture, tall grasslands, lions and giraffes -- Steppe
F
Florida Everglades, slash and burn agriculture, tall grasslands, lions and giraffes -- Tropical Rainforest
F
Fogs and clouds would be more typical of a Mediterranean than a Marine West Coast climate
F
For Koppen, the distribution of precipitation best demonstrated the totality of a climate
F
For a continental area to experience a marine type climate, it must be located at high latitude
F
For a continental area to experience a marine type climate, it must be located at low altitude
F
For a continental area to experience a marine type climate, it must be located at low latitude
F
For conditional instability to prevail, a lapse rate greater than 1 degrees C per 100 meters is needed
F
For conditional instability to prevail, a relatively dry mass of air is necessary
F
For conditional instability to prevail, the lapse rate must be less than the wet adiabatic rate
F
Forceful lifting of air will not cause air to become more unstable
F
Formation of ice particles is important to the formation of lightning in a growing cumulus cloud
F
Four of the five major climatic groups listed below have temperature characteristics as their basis. The A climates do not
F
Four of the five major climatic groups listed below have temperature characteristics as their basis. The C climates do not
F
Four of the five major climatic groups listed below have temperature characteristics as their basis. The D climates do not
F
Freezing rain and or sleet occur most often with a cold front
F
Fronts -- convergence or convectional
F
Fronts -- orographic
F
Galveston, Texas has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life from storm surge in the twentieth century
F
Generally the Cf climates of the world are concentrated in poleward of the D climates
F
Generally the Cf climates of the world are concentrated in the northeast regions of continents
F
Generally the Cf climates of the world are concentrated in the northwest regions of continents
F
Generally, the D climates are found Equatorward of the A climates
F
Generally, the D climates are found Equatorward of the C climates
F
Gradual increase in temperature with frontal passage -- cold front
F
Gradual increase in temperature with frontal passage -- occluded front
F
Gradual increase in temperature with frontal passage -- stationary front
F
Gray-brown, strongly leached, semi-fertile soils -- Humid Continental
F
Gray-brown, strongly leached, semi-fertile soils -- Subarctic
F
Gray-brown, strongly leached, semi-fertile soils -- Tundra
F
Greatest annual temperature ranges on Earth -- Humid Continental
F
Greatest annual temperature ranges on Earth -- Marine West Coast
F
Greatest annual temperature ranges on Earth -- Tundra
F
Heat lightning is actually a display of the northern lights
F
Heat lightning is also called ball lightning
F
Heat lightning is brighter than ordinary lightning
F
High humidity is less likely to be the most persistent climatological problem for people -- not necessarily their activities -- in an Af climate
F
High humidity, rainfalls of 60-80+ inches, an evergreen forest and heavily leached soils would be most characteristic of which of the Humid Subtropical climates
F
High humidity, rainfalls of 60-80+ inches, an evergreen forest and heavily leached soils would be most characteristic of which of the Mediterranean climates
F
High humidity, rainfalls of 60-80+ inches, an evergreen forest and heavily leached soils would be most characteristic of which of the Steppe climates
F
High precipitation is less likely to be the most persistent climatological problem for people -- not necessarily their activities -- in an Af climate
F
High temperatures aloft best describes the reason most high pressure systems bring clear skies
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High temperatures are less likely to be the most persistent climatological problem for people -- not necessarily their activities -- in an Af climate
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Humid Subtropical climates are distinguished from Mediterranean climates by being considerably less humid
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Humid Subtropical climates are distinguished from Mediterranean climates by having no cyclonic precipitation at any season
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Humid Subtropical climates are distinguished from Mediterranean climates by their location on the western side of continents
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Humus is best described as a thin band of old, black pine needles
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Humus is best described as black, inorganic vegetative material
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Hurricane rainfall is not a useful precipitation resource for the affected areas
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Hurricane storm surges do not combine with the normal tide cycles
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Hurricanes and mid-latitude cyclones are similar in that both are most common and well-developed in the winter
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Hurricanes and mid-latitude cyclones are similar in that both have conspicuous surface fronts
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Hurricanes and typhoons are both names for storm systems at the polar front
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Hurricanes and typhoons are both names for storms that develop wind speeds of over 250 miles per hour
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Hurricanes are so severe because there is no airflow outward from their upper levels
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Hurricanes can form over tropical land masses as well as over tropical oceans
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Hurricanes form at the Equator
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Hurricanes form between 20 degrees and 35 degrees latitude
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Hurricanes form between 35 degrees and 50 degrees latitude
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Hurricanes initially form only in the tropics because Coriolis is weaker there
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Hurricanes initially form only in the tropics because stronger pressure gradients are found there
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Hurricanes initially form only in the tropics because subsiding air currents are found there
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Hurricanes tend to form between the Tropic of Cancer -- or Capricorn -- poleward to approximately 30 degrees latitude
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If a severe thunderstorm produces large hail, it will not produce a tornado
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If moist winds blow across a high mountain, little or no precipitation any place would be expected
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If moist winds blow across a high mountain, precipitation at the top and more than half way down on the leeward side would be expected
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If moist winds blow across a high mountain, precipitation on the leeward side would be expected
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If you see lightning and then hear the associated thunder 10 seconds later, the lightning flash was about four miles away
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If you see lightning and then hear the associated thunder 10 seconds later, the lightning flash was about one mile away
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If you see lightning and then hear the associated thunder 10 seconds later, the lightning flash was about three miles away
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If you were 200 miles ahead of the surface position of a typical warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of .5 miles
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If you were 200 miles ahead of the surface position of a typical warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of 1.5 miles
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If you were 200 miles ahead of the surface position of a typical warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of 2 miles
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In 1918, J. Bjerknes published what came to be known as the polar front theory. Although it was useful at the time, it is no longer a useful model
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In 1918, J. Bjerknes published what came to be known as the polar front theory. It was shown to be applicable only to winter storms in the Southern Hemisphere
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In 1918, J. Bjerknes published what came to be known as the polar front theory. The polar front theory was largely incorrect from the very beginning
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In A climates clothing should be lightweight, absorbent, minimal in quantity and tight fitting
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In B climates annual temperature ranges increase with distance inland AND as one moves toward the Equator
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In C climates, evaporation generally exceeds precipitation
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In Europe, the warmest period since the last glacial advance was about 1300 AD to 1850 AD
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In Europe, the warmest period since the last glacial advance was about 2000 BC to 500 BC
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In Europe, the warmest period since the last glacial advance was about 400 AD to 900 AD
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In Huntsville, what is the most likely sequence of wind shifts as a cold front approaches and passes east, northeast, north
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In Huntsville, what is the most likely sequence of wind shifts as a cold front approaches and passes south, southeast, east, northeast
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In Huntsville, what is the most likely sequence of wind shifts as a cold front approaches and passes west, northwest, north
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In a Tropical Rainforest climate intervals between rains are frequent and relative humidities are low
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In a Tropical Rainforest climate there is considerable variation of temperature from day to day
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In a Tropical Rainforest climate winters are distinct, but quite mild
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In a region where potential precipitation exceeds potential evaporation one would expect the prevailing conditions to be humid
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In an Aw climate in the Northern Hemisphere, December tends to be wetter than July
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In an Aw climate in the Northern Hemisphere, July tends to be drier than December
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In an Aw climate in the Southern Hemisphere, December tends to be drier than July
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In an Aw climate in the Southern Hemisphere, July tends to be wetter than December
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In comparison with the west coast of the United States, the east coast has a climate that is milder in both summer and winter
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In comparison with the west coast of the United States, the east coast has a climate that is milder in summer but more severe in winter
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In comparison with the west coast of the United States, the east coast has a climate that is more severe in summer but milder in winter
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In most deserts there is characteristically a high relative humidity
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In most deserts there is characteristically an absence of wind movement
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In most deserts there is characteristically heavy rainfall for at least six months each year
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In most deserts there is characteristically not much temperature change from midnight to noon
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In order to qualify as a hurricane, winds in a tropical disturbance must reach 100 mph
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In order to qualify as a hurricane, winds in a tropical disturbance must reach 35 mph
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In reference to the dry -- B -- climates, there are usually more years when rainfall totals are above the average than below the average
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In terms of cloud cover, occluded front weather is most like cold front weather
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In terms of cloud cover, occluded front weather is most like squall line weather
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In terms of overall damage, the most destructive agent associated with a hurricane is lightning
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In terms of overall damage, the most destructive agent associated with a hurricane is tornadoes
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In terms of overall damage, the most destructive agent associated with a hurricane is wind
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In the Koppen classification, many of the climatic boundary lines are designed to match faunal boundaries
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In the Koppen classification, many of the climatic boundary lines are designed to match soil boundaries
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In the Koppen classification, many of the climatic boundary lines are designed to match topographic boundaries
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In the Koppen climatic classification system, Humid Subtropical climates are typically confined to the WESTERN sides of continental landmasses.
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In the Koppen climatic classification system, the Mediterranean climate will tend to have cooler summers than the Humid Subtropical climate.
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In the Koppen climatic classification system, the capital letter E indicates a climate which has at least ONE month with an average temperature above 32 degrees F.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes tend to recurve into higher latitudes around the Subtropical LOW pressure cells centered along 30 degrees N/S.
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In the United States, a change in wind direction from southwest to northwest generally means bad weather will come soon
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In the development of a thunderstorm, sharp and cool gusts beginning at the surface are characteristic in the cumulus stage
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In the development of a thunderstorm, sharp and cool gusts beginning at the surface are characteristic in the dissipating stage
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In the humid continental climate, shifts in wind directions sometimes cause rapid and large temperature changes. This is most pronounced during the summer season
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In the middle latitudes high pressure cells are the main source of precipitation
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In the middle latitudes low pressure cells are commonly associated with fair weather
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In the southeastern United States, the major source of precipitation in summer is anticyclonic storms
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In the southeastern United States, the major source of precipitation in summer is cyclonic storms
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In the southeastern United States, the major source of precipitation in summer is hurricanes
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In the wet tropics daily and annual temperature ranges are nearly identical
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In the wet tropics the annual temperature range usually exceeds daily temperature ranges
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In the wet tropics the warmest month is always June or July
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Increase in relative humidities with increases in insolation and decreases in temperature -- Continental climates
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Increase in relative humidities with increases in insolation and decreases in temperature -- Desert climates
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Increase in relative humidities with increases in insolation and decreases in temperature -- Marine climates
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Intense heating of the land -- cyclonic
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Intense heating of the land -- orographic
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Intense solar heating which warms the air from below will not cause air to become more unstable
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Interior of a large land mass in the high Sun or summer season -- cyclonic
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Intertropical front weather involves much less precipitation than mid-latitude weather
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It appears that the most important influence giving direction to hurricanes is the general circulation in the Subtropical Low pressure cells at 30 degrees N/S.
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It is in the A climates that would one find the greatest annual temperature range
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It is in the B climates that would one find the greatest annual temperature range
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Land is the dominant control, wide range in temperature -- daily and seasonally -- -- Desert climates
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Land is the dominant control, wide range in temperature -- daily and seasonally -- -- Marine climates
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Land is the dominant control, wide range in temperature -- daily and seasonally -- -- Mountain and Plateau climates
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Largest of the severe thunderstorm systems -- squall line
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Largest of the severe thunderstorm systems -- supercell
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Largest of the severe thunderstorm systems -- tornadic
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Laterite soils are widely praised by farmers for their ability to grow a wide variety of crops at high yields
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Leached soil, large meandering streams, year-round water surplus -- Desert climates
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Leached soil, large meandering streams, year-round water surplus -- Koppens Steppe climates
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Leached soil, large meandering streams, year-round water surplus -- Tropical Savanna climates
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Leaching of soils would be a minor problem in the Humid Subtropical climates
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Leaching of soils would be a minor problem in the Tropical Savannas climates
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Leaching of soils would pose a serious problem in the Desert climate
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Leaching of soils would pose a serious problem in the Mediterranean climate
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Leaching of soils would pose a serious problem in the Tundra climate
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Light to calm winds are common to both cold and warm fronts
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Lightning is usually associated with coastal gales
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Lightning is usually associated with monsoons
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Lightning is usually associated with warm fronts
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Lightning only occurs under the central part of a thunderstorm cloud
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Lightning results in a net flow of electrons from the ground to the cloud
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Located on the fringe of continents between the Arctic Circle and 75 degrees N -- Humid Continental
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Located on the fringe of continents between the Arctic Circle and 75 degrees N -- Marine West Coast
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Located on the fringe of continents between the Arctic Circle and 75 degrees N -- Subarctic
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Low latitude deserts in general have a characteristic location which might be described as centered at about 25 degrees of latitude on the east sides of continents
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Low latitude deserts in general have a characteristic location which might be described as centered at about 40 degrees of latitude on the east sides of continents
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Low latitude deserts in general have a characteristic location which might be described as near the Equator in the middle of continents
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Low temperatures aloft best describes the reason most high pressure systems bring clear skies
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Major volcanic eruptions are more likely to lead to an increase in global temperatures than a decrease would.
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Many of the major and most extensive wheat producing regions of the world are located where Af climates prevail
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Many of the major and most extensive wheat producing regions of the world are located where BW climates prevail
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Many of the major and most extensive wheat producing regions of the world are located where Cf climates prevail
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Mediterranean climates are noted particularly for having a summer rainfall maximum
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Mediterranean climates are noted particularly for having summers that are relatively cold
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Mid-latitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the US all year
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Mid-latitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the US from January to July
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Mid-latitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the US in the warmer 6 months of the year
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Middle-latitude cyclones are large high-pressure systems
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Middle-latitude cyclones have cold fronts but not warm fronts
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Middle-latitude cyclones tend to die out once all the warm air has risen aloft
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Middle-latitude cyclones travel from east to west
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Midlatitude deciduous forest in equatorward locations grading poleward to a mixed boreal and mixed forest, spodosol and alfisol soil types are most common are typical of Subarctic climates.
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Midlatitude locations on the WEST sides of continents is characteristic of Humid Subtropical climates
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Midlatitude marine climates are affected most by the southeast trades
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Midlatitude marine climates are affected most the midlatitude high pressure belt
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Mollisol soil types and grass vegetation grading to thorny bushes on the drier margins would characterize the Steppe climates.
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More hurricanes form in the South Atlantic and the eastern South Pacific than in any other regions
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More of the land area of the Earth is covered by the wet tropical -- Af and Am -- climates than any other climate type
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Mosses, lichens, permafrost, less than 10 inches of precipitation -- Humid Continental
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Mosses, lichens, permafrost, less than 10 inches of precipitation -- Marine West Coast
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Mosses, lichens, permafrost, less than 10 inches of precipitation -- Subarctic
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Most hurricanes form in areas where the air is moist and stable.
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Most places having an Aw climate experience a winter maximum of precipitation
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Most places having an Aw climate experience it is not possible to generalize about seasonal distribution of rainfall in Aw climates
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Most places having an Aw climate experience precipitation distributed evenly throughout the year
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Most precipitation from thunderstorms originates through the collision-coalescence process
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Most rainfall in the tropics is frontal in origin
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Most thunderstorms in east Texas occur in the autumn
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Most thunderstorms in east Texas occur in the spring
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Most thunderstorms in east Texas occur in the winter
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Most tornadoes in the central U.S. occur during the spring months because at this time of year divergence of air aloft is greatest
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Most tornadoes in the central U.S. occur during the spring months because at this time of year surface air is most humid
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Most tornadoes in the central U.S. occur during the spring months because at this time of year upper-air temperatures are warmest
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Most tornadoes occur in the late fall and early winter
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Most tornadoes occur in the late summer and fall
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Most tornadoes occur over the Rocky Mountain region
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Most tropical cyclones originate along the polar front
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Most tropical cyclones originate in the belt of westerly winds
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Most tropical cyclones originate in the centers of subtropical highs
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Mountain ranges play an important role in determining climates because of their influence upon air density
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Mountain ranges play an important role in determining climates because of their influence upon air pressure
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Mountain ranges play an important role in determining climates because of their influence upon land and water contrasts
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Movement away from areas of high ocean salinity cause hurricanes in the Atlantic to move toward the west during their early stages
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Movement of cyclonic storms is the most important factor controlling the seasonal distribution of precipitation in the Aw -- Tropical Wet and Dry -- realm
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New Mexico is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
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Night is winter, temperature rarely above 95 degrees F -- Desert
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Night is winter, temperature rarely above 95 degrees F -- Steppe
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Night is winter, temperature rarely above 95 degrees F -- Tropical Savanna
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No soils, no vegetation -- Humid Continental
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No soils, no vegetation -- Marine West Coast
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No soils, no vegetation -- Subarctic
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No soils, no vegetation -- Tundra
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Normally, midlatitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the United States all year
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Normally, midlatitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the United States from March to September
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Normally, much of the good or fair weather of the Northern Hemisphere is associated with fronts
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Normally, much of the good or fair weather of the Northern Hemisphere is associated with lows
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Normally, squall lines, if they occur, will form along the warm front
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Normally, squall lines, if they occur, will form behind the cold front
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Normally, squall lines, if they occur, will form in advance of the warm front
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Northern California has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life from hurricane storm surge in the twentieth century
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Northern boundary coincides with the poleward limit of tree growth -- Humid Continental
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Northern boundary coincides with the poleward limit of tree growth -- Marine West Coast
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Northern boundary coincides with the poleward limit of tree growth -- Tundra
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Numerous tree species, dimly lit forest floor, trees never bare -- Desert
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Numerous tree species, dimly lit forest floor, trees never bare -- Steppe
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Numerous tree species, dimly lit forest floor, trees never bare -- Tropical Savanna
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Ocean currents are closely linked to the location of the major pressure and wind systems
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Oklahoma is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
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On a weather map, cold fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other
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On a weather map, occluded fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other
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On a weather map, warm fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other
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On average, tornadoes kill more people every year in the United States than any other severe weather phenomenon
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One could characterize rainfall conditions in desert areas as gentle
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One difference between a Tundra climate and an Icecap climate is that an Icecap climate has only one month warmer than 32 degrees F
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One difference between a Tundra climate and an Icecap climate is that one month is warmer than 50 degrees F in a Tundra climate
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One difference between a Tundra climate and an Icecap climate is that there is considerably less precipitation in a Tundra climate
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One of the reasons for the high incidence of tornadoes in Tornado Alley is the presence of stable mTg air.
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Orographic precipitation occurs when an air mass heated by conduction at the surface of the Earth is forced to rise vertically
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Orographic precipitation occurs when cyclonic storms develop
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Other than dryness, what characteristic distinguishes the low latitude B climates from the A climates a definite, cold winter
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Other than dryness, what characteristic distinguishes the low latitude B climates from the A climates a notable lack of association with global wind and pressure systems
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Other than dryness, what characteristic distinguishes the low latitude B climates from the A climates lower maximum temperatures
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Permafrost conditions are associated with the continental climates
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Permafrost conditions are associated with the midlatitude climates
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Permafrost conditions are associated with the tropical savannas
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Places having humid subtropical climates typically experience the highest annual temperature range of any climatic type
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Places having ice cap climates typically experience the highest annual temperature range of any climatic type
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Places having tundra climates typically experience the highest annual temperature range of any climatic type
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Polar climates are found only near the north pole
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Polar climates have a small annual temperature range
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Polar climates produce taiga forests
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Poleward from the Equator the water requirements for plants generally increase
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Poleward from the Equator the water requirements for plants generally remain the same
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Precipitation in desert areas is frequent but quickly absorbed by the intense heat
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Precipitation in desert areas is frequent but too sparse to be significant
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Precipitation in desert areas is infrequent but at least predictable
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Prediction success and observation of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes by the National Weather Service is limited because observers are not always well trained
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Prediction success and observation of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes by the National Weather Service is limited because the structure of thunderstorms is not well known
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Prediction success and observation of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes by the National Weather Service is limited because wind speeds are too fast to measure
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Project Stormfury was aimed at improving hurricane forecasts by using computer models
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Proximity to maritime tropical air masses is the most important factor controlling the seasonal distribution of precipitation in the Aw -- Tropical Wet and Dry -- realm
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Radar detects a thunderstorm by measuring the electrical discharges within the cloud
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Rain long foretold, long last -- short notice, soon past. The first five words of this weather proverb have no basis in fact
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Rain long foretold, long last -- short notice, soon past. The first five words of this weather proverb refer to a cold front
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Rain long foretold, long last -- short notice, soon past. The first five words of this weather proverb refer to an anticyclone
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Rainfall would be most reliable -- that is, the amount received each year would vary the least -- in Aw climates
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Rainfall would be most reliable -- that is, the amount received each year would vary the least -- in BS climates
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Rainfall would be most reliable -- that is, the amount received each year would vary the least -- in BW climates
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Rainfall would be most reliable -- that is, the amount received each year would vary the least -- in Cf climates
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Rainiest areas on Earth -- convergence or convectional
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Rainiest areas on Earth -- cyclonic
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Relative hot summers, relatively cold winters, summers are periods of highest absolute humidities but precipitation is minimal -- Desert climates
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Relative hot summers, relatively cold winters, summers are periods of highest absolute humidities but precipitation is minimal -- Marine climates
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Relative hot summers, relatively cold winters, summers are periods of highest absolute humidities but precipitation is minimal -- Mountain and Plateau climates
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Release of latent heat within the cloud causes the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm
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Rising air aloft best describes the reason most high pressure systems bring clear skies
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Rising barometer -- disturbed weather
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Saffir Simpson Scale is used to measure the intensity of tornadoes
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Seasonal variation of temperature is at a maximum for monsoon climates
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Seasonal variation of temperature is at a maximum for subtropic climates
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Seasonal variation of temperature is at a maximum for tropical dry climates
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Semiarid climates are also called desert climates
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Severe weather, including tornadoes, is most often associated with an occluded front
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Since the humid continental climate is a land-controlled climate, it is never found bordering the ocean
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Small daily and seasonal ranges in temperature, year-round cloudiness -- Continental climates
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Small daily and seasonal ranges in temperature, year-round cloudiness -- Desert climates
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Small daily and seasonal ranges in temperature, year-round cloudiness -- Mountain and Plateau climates
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Small islands and along windward coasts -- Continental climates
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Small islands and along windward coasts -- Desert climates
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Small islands and along windward coasts -- Mountain and Plateau climates
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Snow is rare except in the higher elevations, adequate rainfall at all seasons -- Humid Continental
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Snow is rare except in the higher elevations, adequate rainfall at all seasons -- Subarctic
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Snow is rare except in the higher elevations, adequate rainfall at all seasons -- Tundra
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Source regions for cP air masses -- Humid Continental
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Source regions for cP air masses -- Marine West Coast
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Source regions for cP air masses -- Tundra
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South Carolina has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life from storm surge in the twentieth century
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Squall lines are easily recognized because of their unique nimbostratus clouds
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The taiga is a monsoon forest
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Steppe and Prairie areas contain similar vegetation, but Steppes have taller, more luxuriant grasses
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Storm Surge is most closely associated with extra-tropical cyclonic storms
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Storm Surge is most closely associated with tidal waves
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Storm Surge is most closely associated with tornadoes
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Strong heating of the ground by the Sun associated with thunderstorms because it increases the pressure gradient
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Strong heating of the ground by the Sun associated with thunderstorms because it reduces the dew point
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Strong heating of the ground by the Sun associated with thunderstorms because it reduces the relative humidity
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Stronger Coriolis force causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast
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Subarctic -- E -- climates tend to be more humid than Humid Continental climates
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Suction spots are a phenomenon associated with hurricanes
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Suction spots are a phenomenon associated with thunderstorms
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Suction spots are a phenomenon associated with tsunamis
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Summer in a Humid Subtropical climate is uncomfortable because of frequent precipitation and fog
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Summer in a Humid Subtropical climate is uncomfortable because of high winds and high temperatures
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Summer in a Humid Subtropical climate is uncomfortable because of low humidity, which dries the skin
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Surface wind speeds increase toward the center of a hurricane because Coriolis effect is minimal here
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Surface wind speeds increase toward the center of a hurricane because of reduced friction at the center
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Surface wind speeds increase toward the center of a hurricane because warmer water is found here
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Tall -- 100 feet or more, -- closely set, broadleaf, evergreen trees -- Desert
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Tall -- 100 feet or more, -- closely set, broadleaf, evergreen trees -- Steppe
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Tall -- 100 feet or more, -- closely set, broadleaf, evergreen trees -- Tropical Savanna
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Tall, three story, deciduous evergreen trees underlain by little brush best describes which of the following climatic environments -- Prairie
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Tall, three story, deciduous evergreen trees underlain by little brush best describes which of the following climatic environments -- Taiga
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Tall, three story, deciduous evergreen trees underlain by little brush best describes which of the following climatic environments -- Tropical Savanna
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Temperate rainforest -- Humid Continental
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Temperate rainforest -- Subarctic
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Temperate rainforest -- Tundra
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Temperature and humidity form the BASIS for the Koppen climatic classification system.
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Temperatures of 90-100 degrees F in the high Sun period, precipitation of 40-60 inches, trees generally too scrubby to be of commercial value -- Desert
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Temperatures of 90-100 degrees F in the high Sun period, precipitation of 40-60 inches, trees generally too scrubby to be of commercial value -- Steppe
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Temperatures of 90-100 degrees F in the high Sun period, precipitation of 40-60 inches, trees generally too scrubby to be of commercial value -- Tropical Rainforest
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Ten months of winter and two months of bad sleighing would be most characteristic of Highland climates
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Ten months of winter and two months of bad sleighing would be most characteristic of Humid Continental climates
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Ten months of winter and two months of bad sleighing would be most characteristic of Icecap climates
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The 10 degrees C summer isotherm marks the Equatorward limit of the humid subtropical climate
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The 10 degrees C summer isotherm marks the Equatorward limit of the ice cap climate
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The 10 degrees C summer isotherm marks the Equatorward limit of the subarctic climate
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The A climates are characterized by 2 to 3 months during which a frost is possible
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The A climates are characterized by a small daily, but large seasonal, temperature range
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The A climates are characterized by most of the rainfall occurring as a result of frontal activity
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The B climates are characterized by heavy summer precipitation that evaporates quickly
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The B climates are characterized by low rates of evaporation
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The B climates are characterized by surrounding highlands which rob incoming air masses of their moisture
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The B climates are characterized by very high temperatures that cause all moisture to evaporate
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The B climates are characterized by windy evenings
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The C climates are characterized by low latitude location
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The C climates are characterized by seasons based on precipitation rather than temperature
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The Coriolis force does not play a role in hurricane circulations
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The European climate record shows us that present climates, while not stable, can be depended upon to offer similar temperature and rainfall patterns over several thousands of years
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The Fujita Intensity Scale -- F-scale -- is applied to lightning
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The Fujita Intensity Scale -- F-scale -- is applied to thunderstorms
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The Fujita Intensity Scale -- F-scale -- is applied to typhoons
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The Fujita scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity
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The Johnson scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity
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The Koppen Marine West Coast climate influenced by moist trade winds in summer
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The Plate Tectonics or Continental Drift Theory of climatic change is useful in explaining the climatic changes that have taken place since the last ice age
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The Savanna climate is characterized by a well defined dry season coinciding with the low Sun -- winter -- season
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The Savanna climate is characterized by evergreen trees
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The Savanna climate is characterized by seasons based on temperatures
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The Storm of the Century had its origins in Siberia
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The Storm of the Century had its origins in northern Canada
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The Storm of the Century had its origins in the North Atlantic
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The Storm of the Century struck in the winter of 1888
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The Storm of the Century struck in the winter of 1933
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The Storm of the Century struck in the winter of 1975
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The Storm of the Century struck in the winter of 1988
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The Stormfury scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity
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The Subarctic climates experience heavy winter snow
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The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle are examples of locations determined by climate
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The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle are examples of locations determined by measuring systems
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The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle are examples of locations determined by the Koppen classification system
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The Tropical Monsoon climate is most like the Desert
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The Tropical Monsoon climate is most like the Steppe
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The Tropical Monsoon climate is most like the Tropical Savanna
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The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by deciduous trees
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The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by fairly pure stands of one or two types of trees covering vast areas
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The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by gentle rains lasting one to two days and followed by bright, clear skies
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The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by precipitation totals which generally range from 50 to 60 inches per year
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The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by the presence of numerous large animal species on the forest floor
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The Tropical Rainforest, or selva, gives way to other types of tropical forest in areas where mild winter temperatures allow deciduous trees to flourish
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The Tropical Rainforest, or selva, gives way to other types of tropical forest in areas where needle leaf evergreen trees crowd out broadleaf evergreen trees
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The Tropical Rainforest, or selva, gives way to other types of tropical forest in areas where there is at least one month of freezing temperatures
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The Volcanic Dust Theory of climatic change holds that increased volcanic activity, by ejecting large quantities of gas, dust and ash into the atmosphere, reduces the rate at which terrestrial radiation is returned to the atmosphere
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The Zone of Conflict refers to the information of easterly waves -- also called tropical disturbances --
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The Zone of Conflict refers to the termination of occlusions
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The absence of E climates in the Southern Hemisphere is explained by few elevations in excess of 8000 feet above sea level
F
The absence of E climates in the Southern Hemisphere is explained by position of the pressure cells
F
The absence of E climates in the Southern Hemisphere is explained by the lack of adequate ocean surfaces
F
The airflow pattern aloft is not usually related to severe thunderstorm development
F
The amount of warming predicted by climate models in the twenty-first century will be the same across the Earth
F
The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is 1 - 2 days
F
The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is 10 - 24 hours
F
The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is a month
F
The approximate lifetime of an individual thunderstorm cell is about 1 day
F
The approximate lifetime of an individual thunderstorm cell is about 15 minutes
F
The approximate lifetime of an individual thunderstorm cell is about 4 - 8 hours
F
The arrival of a cold front brings higher temperatures
F
The arrival of a cold front brings mild weather
F
The arrival of a cold front brings stationary winds
F
The atmosphere is most unstable when the temperature of the air increases rapidly with height
F
The atmosphere is most unstable when the temperature of the air increases slightly with height
F
The atmosphere is most unstable when the temperature of the air is uniform with height
F
The average life span of midlatitude cyclone from inception to dissipation is a month
F
The average life span of midlatitude cyclone from inception to dissipation is four to six weeks
F
The average life span of midlatitude cyclone from inception to dissipation is two weeks
F
The basic difference between a BW climate and a BS climate is the BS is poleward of the BW
F
The basic difference between a BW climate and a BS climate is the BW is more moist
F
The basic difference between a BW climate and a BS climate is the BW is usually cooler
F
The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by absorption of solar radiation
F
The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by air pressure
F
The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by wind speed
F
The cause of the dry season in Aw climates is the arrival of the ITCZ
F
The cause of the dry season in Aw climates is the break up of the intertropical front in the fall
F
The cause of the dry season in Aw climates is the departure of onshore winds in the fall
F
The change in the free air temperature as you go up into the atmosphere is called convergence
F
The change in the free air temperature as you go up into the atmosphere is called diffusion
F
The change in the free air temperature as you go up into the atmosphere is called latent heat
F
The chief source of energy for hurricanes is cool water surfaces
F
The chief source of energy for hurricanes is moist land surfaces
F
The chief source of energy for hurricanes is the jet stream
F
The circulation in the immediate vicinity of a thunderstorm is anticyclonic
F
The cloud-free area within a tornado is called the eye
F
The coldest -- daily reading -- spot on Earth -- Humid Continental
F
The coldest -- daily reading -- spot on Earth -- Marine West Coast
F
The coldest -- daily reading -- spot on Earth -- Subarctic
F
The coldest -- daily reading -- spot on Earth -- Tundra
F
The contact zone between a warm and cold air mass in which the cold air is actively pushing into and under the warm air and causing the warm air to rise, is called a warm front
F
The development of major winter storms in the Midwest depends strongly on wind speed near the surface
F
The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on amount of snow already on the ground
F
The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on wind speed aloft
F
The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be 1000 meters
F
The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be 2500 meters
F
The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be 50 meters
F
The direction of movement of a thunderstorm over the ground is determined by the gust front
F
The distinct wet-dry season in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is caused by a seasonal reversal of winds
F
The distinct wet-dry season in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is caused by a shift in the ITCZ
F
The distinct wet-dry season in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is caused by changes in ocean currents
F
The dry area to the leeward of high mountains is known as gravity pull
F
The dry area to the leeward of high mountains is known as the windward slope
F
The dry-summer subtropical climate is also called the monsoon climate
F
The dry-summer subtropical climate is also called the savanna climate
F
The dry-summer subtropical climate is also called the taiga climate
F
The easterly wave -- or tropical disturbance -- brings intensely cold weather
F
The easterly wave -- or tropical disturbance -- is an intense tropical storm
F
The easterly wave -- or tropical disturbance -- travels from west to east
F
The energy of a mid-latitude cyclone comes mainly from Earths interior
F
The energy of a mid-latitude cyclone comes mainly from greenhouse effect
F
The energy of a mid-latitude cyclone comes mainly from ocean water
F
The eye of a hurricane has the most intense rainfall
F
The eye of a hurricane is a figment of mans imagination
F
The eye of a hurricane is the portion with the highest wind speeds
F
The eye region of a hurricane is largely free of precipitation and clouds because of rising air motion
F
The eye region of a hurricane is largely free of precipitation and clouds because of the presence of cooler temperatures
F
The eye region of a hurricane is largely free of precipitation and clouds because the pressure gradient is weaker
F
The eye wall of a hurricane has the lightest precipitation
F
The eye wall of a hurricane lies at the hurricanes outer edge
F
The factor most responsible for triggering cyclonic waves is confrontation of like air masses
F
The factor most responsible for triggering cyclonic waves is easterly waves -- or tropical disturbances -- in the tropics
F
The factor most responsible for triggering cyclonic waves is topography
F
The first known attempt at classifying climates was made by Galileo
F
The first known attempt at classifying climates was made by ancient Romans
F
The first known attempt at classifying climates was made by the Chinese
F
The forests of the Tropical Rainforest climates are broadleaf deciduous
F
The forests of the Tropical Rainforest climates are needle leaf deciduous
F
The forests of the Tropical Rainforest climates are needle leaf evergreen
F
The general absence of continuous tree cover in the Tropical Savanna is caused by changes in seasonal temperature
F
The general absence of continuous tree cover in the Tropical Savanna is caused by elevation
F
The general absence of continuous tree cover in the Tropical Savanna is caused by overall temperatures are too cool
F
The general characteristics of C climates include a definite summer drought with a definite winter
F
The general characteristics of C climates include a severe, dry winter with a very hot, moist summer
F
The general characteristics of C climates include a winter not severe enough to affect vegetation and no moisture deficiency
F
The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to inland freshwater flooding
F
The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to lightning
F
The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to strong winds
F
The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the middle latitudes
F
The heating of an air mass from below as it passes over a warm surface would enhance both stability and instability
F
The heating of an air mass from below as it passes over a warm surface would enhance stability
F
The heaviest annual rainfalls occur over high latitude -- polar -- continental masses
F
The heaviest annual rainfalls occur over low latitude west coasts
F
The heaviest annual rainfalls occur over midlatitude continental plains having steady southerly winds
F
The higher the average annual precipitation of an area, the greater the variability -- the less consistent that average will be received -- of that precipitation
F
The higher the mean annual precipitation of an area, the greater the variability of that precipitation
F
The humid subtropical climate does not affect the United States
F
The humid subtropical climate has relatively cool summers
F
The humid subtropical climate is also called the tiaga climate
F
The humid subtropical climate is, in winter, similar to the wet tropics
F
The humid subtropical climate supports some plant life but no trees
F
The ice cap climate -- EF -- is largely confined to the Northern Hemisphere
F
The ice cap climate is also called the tiaga climate
F
The icecap climate supports some plant life but no trees
F
The influence of the ocean on the climate of most any coastal area is likely to make that climate drier
F
The influence of the ocean on the climate of most any coastal area is likely to make that climate more severe
F
The influence of the ocean on the climate of most any coastal area is likely to make that climate more severe in winter, but milder in summer
F
The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by aircraft
F
The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by ocean buoys
F
The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by ocean ships
F
The largest rain area associated with a midlatitude cyclone is located behind the cold front
F
The largest rain area associated with a midlatitude cyclone is located behind the warm front
F
The largest rain area associated with a midlatitude cyclone is located in advance of the cold front
F
The latitude of a place is important for its climate since latitude determines distance from Sun
F
The latitude of a place is important for its climate since latitude determines elevation
F
The left front quadrant of a hurricane usually does the most damage
F
The lifting of air along a moving cold front, in terms of rate of ascent, is less than the rate of ascent along a moving warm front
F
The lifting of air along a moving cold front, in terms of rate of ascent, is the same as the rate of ascent along a moving warm front
F
The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle -- gradual -- for a cold front
F
The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle -- gradual -- for a mesocyclone
F
The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle -- gradual -- for a occluded front
F
The location of mountains and highlands are closely linked to the location of the major pressure and wind systems
F
The locations of the major pressure and wind systems on the Earth are denoted by parallels of latitude
F
The locations of the major pressure and wind systems on the Earth are fixed by astronomy
F
The locations of the major pressure and wind systems on the Earth are fixed by the poles and Equator
F
The marine west coast climate does not include coastal Oregon
F
The marine west coast climate most extensive on this continent -- Australia
F
The most common type of occlusion expected in the southeastern United States is cold front
F
The most costly hurricane in terms of money between 1985 and 1996 was Hurricane Hugo
F
The most costly hurricane in terms of money between 1985 and 1996 was Hurricane Iniki
F
The most costly hurricane in terms of money between 1985 and 1996 was Hurricane Opal
F
The most important determinant of temperature overall is distribution of land and water
F
The most important determinant of temperature overall is ocean currents
F
The most important determinant of temperature overall is position of mountains and highlands
F
The most important in a climatic description -- cloud cover and humidity
F
The most important in a climatic description -- precipitation and pressure
F
The most important in a climatic description -- wind and pressure
F
The most important tool for detecting and monitoring hurricanes is aircraft reconnaissance
F
The most important tool for detecting and monitoring hurricanes is radar
F
The most important tool for detecting and monitoring hurricanes is submarine reconnaissance
F
The most likely season for hurricanes to occur in the North Atlantic is April-June
F
The most likely season for hurricanes to occur in the North Atlantic is January-March
F
The most likely season for hurricanes to occur in the North Atlantic is any month
F
The most severe hurricane is a category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale
F
The most violent, erratic, and unpredictable type of cyclonic storm known is the hurricane
F
The most violent, erratic, and unpredictable type of cyclonic storm known is the typhoon
F
The name applied to the northern coniferous forest and to the climate that encompasses that forest is rainforest
F
The northwest quadrant of a hurricane usually does the most damage
F
The number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall, winter and spring months because the density of the air is greatest at this time of year
F
The number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall, winter and spring months because the temperatures are below freezing at this time of year
F
The only humid climate that has a strong winter precipitation maximum -- humid continental climate -- Dfa, Dfb, Dwa, Dwb
F
The only humid climate that has a strong winter precipitation maximum -- humid subtropical climate -- Cfa
F
The only humid climate that has a strong winter precipitation maximum -- tropical wet and dry climate -- Aw
F
The polar front represents the contact zone of Equatorial and polar air masses
F
The polar front represents the contact zone of Equatorial and tropical air masses
F
The polar front represents the contact zone of arctic and polar air masses
F
The potato would be most closely associated with A climates
F
The potato would be most closely associated with B climates
F
The potato would be most closely associated with C climates
F
The presence of mammatus clouds is important to the formation of lightning in a growing cumulus cloud
F
The presence of strong vertical currents is important to the formation of lightning in a growing cumulus cloud
F
The prevailing wind direction for an anticyclone is from the east
F
The primary control of solar radiation at a place is altitude
F
The primary factor which determines whether a place will have a dry climate is how much evaporation occurs
F
The primary factor which determines whether a place will have a dry climate is its distance to a large water body
F
The primary factor which determines whether a place will have a dry climate is its elevation
F
The primary force causing the fast winds of a tornado is electrical
F
The prime season for the occurrence of tornadoes in the southeastern United States is December-January-February
F
The prime season for the occurrence of tornadoes in the southeastern United States is July-August-September
F
The principal reason for aridity in cold deserts -- BW -- is cold ocean currents offshore
F
The principal reason for aridity in cold deserts -- BW -- is convergence of unlike air masses
F
The principal reason for aridity in cold deserts -- BW -- is subsidence of air associated with subtropical high pressure cells
F
The proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed is hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm
F
The proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed is tropical storm, hurricane, tropical depression
F
The proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed is tropical storm, tropical depression, hurricane
F
The rain shadow effect is very significant in the creation of mesothermal climates
F
The rain shadow effect is very significant in the creation of polar climates
F
The rain shadow effect is very significant in the creation of tropical climates
F
The rainfall distribution at a nondesert station located immediately to the north of the Sahara desert has a winter dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a nondesert station located immediately to the north of the Sahara desert is dry all year around
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located along the Equator has a summer dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located along the Equator is dry all year around
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located on an island in the Arctic Ocean at about 80 degrees N latitude has a summer dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located on an island in the Arctic Ocean at about 80 degrees N latitude has a winter dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located south of the Sahara desert at about 20 degrees N latitude has a summer dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a station located south of the Sahara desert at about 20 degrees N latitude is dry all year around
F
The rainfall distribution at a station, such as New York City, located at about 40 degrees N latitude has a summer dry season
F
The rainfall distribution at a station, such as New York City, located at about 40 degrees N latitude is dry all year around
F
The side of a mountain range facing the prevailing wind is called continental
F
The side of a mountain range facing the prevailing wind is called leeward
F
The side of a mountain range facing the prevailing wind is called monsoon
F
The side of the mountain range facing the prevailing wind is called the chinook
F
The side of the mountain range facing the prevailing wind is called the foehn
F
The source of energy for development and intensification of a thunderstorm is powerful downdraft caused by falling rain
F
The source of energy for development and intensification of a thunderstorm is solar heating of the center of the storm
F
The source of energy for development and intensification of a thunderstorm is the melting of hailstones
F
The southeast quadrant of a hurricane usually does the most damage
F
The stability of an air layer refers to its albedo
F
The stability of an air layer refers to its average temperature
F
The stability of an air layer refers to its pressure as measured at its base
F
The stability of the air layer close to the surface of the Earth can vary markedly. Much of this variation is caused by changes in pressure
F
The stability of the air layer close to the surface of the Earth can vary markedly. Much of this variation is caused by changes in the number of particulates
F
The stability of the air layer close to the surface of the Earth can vary markedly. Much of this variation is caused by changes in wind direction
F
The stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm when the storm is characterized or dominated by downdrafts of cool air is cumulonimbus stage
F
The stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm when the storm is characterized or dominated by downdrafts of cool air is mature stage
F
The stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm when the storm is characterized or dominated by downdrafts of cool air is the cumulus stage
F
The steering influence of ocean currents cause hurricanes in the Atlantic to move toward the west during their early stages
F
The taiga -- or boreal forest -- is characteristic of the A climates
F
The taiga -- or boreal forest -- is characteristic of the B climates
F
The taiga -- or boreal forest -- is characteristic of the C climates
F
The temperature of rising air parcels may either increase or decrease as they move upward
F
The temperature of rising air parcels remain constant as they move upward
F
The temperature range in desert areas is related to lack of humidity and vegetation
F
The temperature range in desert areas is related to strong winds and dust
F
The temperature range in desert areas is related to subsiding high pressure
F
The term cold desert would be most closely associated with Steppe climates
F
The term cold desert would be most closely associated with Subarctic climates
F
The term cold desert would be most closely associated with Tundra climates
F
The term cyclogenesis refers to the decay of a cyclone
F
The term front refers to a cold air mass
F
The term front refers to the contact zone between a cold air mass and the ground surface
F
The term occlusion is associated with cold air breaking contact with the ground
F
The term occlusion is associated with cool air breaking contact with the ground
F
The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing a tornado
F
The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing squall line formation
F
The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing the passage of a hurricane
F
The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing the stages of a thunderstorm
F
The tropical rain forest it is dominated by just a few different species of trees
F
The tropical rainforest consists primarily of jungle
F
The tropical rainforest is characterized by deciduous trees
F
The tropical rainforest is characterized by the dominance of conifers
F
The tropical rainforest is characterized by wet winters and dry summers
F
The tundra climate is also called the tiaga climate
F
The typical hurricane has atmospheric motions that lie within the macroscale
F
The typical hurricane has atmospheric motions that lie within the mesoscale
F
The typical hurricane has atmospheric motions that lie within the microscale
F
The vegetation associated with the Aw climate is termed jungle
F
The vegetation associated with the Aw climate is termed selva
F
The vegetation associated with the Aw climate is termed taiga
F
The vegetation associated with the Subarctic climate closely resembles the vegetation associated with the tundra climate
F
The vegetation associated with the subarctic climate closely resembles the vegetation associated with the tundra climate
F
The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed convergence
F
The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed cyclonic
F
The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed geostrophic
F
The warmer water temperatures cause hurricanes in the Atlantic to move toward the west during their early stages
F
The west coast deserts are characterized by higher temperatures than normal for the latitude
F
The west coast deserts are characterized by more precipitation than in interior areas
F
The west coast deserts are characterized by stronger winds than in interior areas
F
The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be 10,000 km
F
The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be 5 - 10 km
F
The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be 50 - 100 km
F
The zone of contact between two unlike air masses is referred to as a chinook
F
The zone of contact between two unlike air masses is referred to as a foehn condition
F
The zone of contact between two unlike air masses is referred to as an occlusion
F
There is a saying that islands map themselves in the sky. Such cloud maps are probably the result of adiabatic heating of the air
F
There is a saying that islands map themselves in the sky. Such cloud maps are probably the result of frontal activity
F
There is a saying that islands map themselves in the sky. Such cloud maps are probably the result of radiational cooling of the air
F
Thunder generates lightning
False
There is usually little or no precipitation in Mediterranean climates during the summer. This is because such areas are dominated in summer by offshore-moving southeasterly trade winds
F
There is usually little or no precipitation in Mediterranean climates during the summer. This is because such areas are dominated in summer by the westerlies, which carry away the moisture
F
There is usually little or no precipitation in Mediterranean climates during the summer. This is because such areas are dominated in summer by winds that bring in very dry air from nearby desert areas
F
Thick, woody vines -- lianas -- buttressed tree trunks -- Desert
F
Thick, woody vines -- lianas, -- buttressed tree trunks -- Steppe
F
Thick, woody vines -- lianas, -- buttressed tree trunks -- Tropical Savanna
F
This climate type covers the largest amount of the land area of the Earth -- humid continental
F
This climate type covers the largest amount of the land area of the Earth -- humid subtropical climate
F
This climate type covers the largest amount of the land area of the Earth -- subarctic climate
F
This climate type covers the largest amount of the land area of the Earth -- wet tropics
F
This type of cloud brings thunderstorms -- altostratus
F
This type of cloud brings thunderstorms -- cumulus
F
This type of cloud brings thunderstorms -- nimbostratus
F
Thunderstorm tops most likely occur in the lower troposphere
F
Thunderstorm tops most likely occur in the mesosphere
F
Thunderstorm tops most likely occur in the middle stratosphere
F
Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of all polar air masses
F
Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of all warm fronts
F
Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of isothermal lapse rates
F
Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of stable air
F
Thunderstorms are most likely to occur in the afternoon and early evening because it takes all day for them to mature
F
Thunderstorms are most likely to occur in the afternoon and early evening because the lower atmosphere is too unstable in the morning
F
Thunderstorms are most likely to occur in the afternoon and early evening because upper-level winds are too fast at night and in morning
F
Tiaga forest -- Humid Continental
F
Tiaga forest -- Marine West Coast
F
Tiaga forest -- Tundra
F
To officially be a hurricane, the disturbance must have rotary circulation and have wind speeds of at least 161 kilometers per hour
F
To officially be a hurricane, the disturbance must have rotary circulation and have wind speeds of at least 70 kilometers per hour
F
To officially be a hurricane, the disturbance must have rotary circulation and have wind speeds of at least 92 kilometers per hour
F
Tornadoes and midlatitude cyclones are similar in that both are most common and well-developed in the winter season
F
Tornadoes and midlatitude cyclones are similar in that both form in the trade-wind belt
F
Tornadoes and midlatitude cyclones are similar in that both have conspicuous surface fronts
F
Tornadoes are cyclonic while hurricanes are anticyclonic
F
Tornadoes are most frequent during the January-March period
F
Tornadoes are most frequent during the October-December period
F
Tornadoes are most frequent during the month of September
F
Tornadoes are rarely associated with cumulonimbus clouds
F
Tornadoes most often move toward the northwest
F
Tornadoes most often move toward the southeast
F
Tornadoes most often move toward the west
F
Tornadoes rarely occur in conjunction with hurricanes
F
Tornadoes usually occur along the warm front of a midlatitude cyclone
F
Tornadoes while most numerous in the United States, are fairly common features in tropical locations
F
Tropical cyclones do NOT form at the Equator because there is not enough precipitation there
F
Upward movement caused by general convergence will not cause air to become more unstable
F
Very humid air near the surface is a necessary ingredient for severe thunderstorms because high humidity makes the air more dense
F
Very humid air near the surface is a necessary ingredient for severe thunderstorms because high humidity makes the rising air cool more rapidly
F
Very humid air near the surface is a necessary ingredient for severe thunderstorms because high humidity strengthens the cold front
F
Warm air forced aloft on a low angle slope -- cold front
F
Warm air forced aloft on a low angle slope -- occluded front
F
Warm air gliding upward along the warm front causes air to rise within a low pressure system
F
Warm-type occluded fronts are the most common type of occluded front to form east of the Rockies
F
Water temperature determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status
F
We would normally expect more snow to fall each winter in the Subarctic climate than in the Humid Continental climate
F
We would normally expect more snow to fall each winter in the subarctic climate than in the humid continental climate
F
Weak tornadoes -- F0-F1 -- are responsible for the majority of tornado deaths because they are far more common than stronger tornadoes -- F2 and above --
F
Weaker Coriolis force determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status wind speed
F
Weather in midlatitude cyclones tends to be cloudy and wet because of the converging surface winds and sinking air
F
Weather in midlatitude cyclones tends to be cloudy and wet because of the diverging surface winds and rising air
F
Weather in midlatitude cyclones tends to be cloudy and wet because of the diverging surface winds and sinking air
F
West coast of landmasses between 40 and 60 degrees latitude -- Humid Continental
F
West coast of landmasses between 40 and 60 degrees latitude -- Subarctic
F
West coast of landmasses between 40 and 60 degrees latitude -- Tundra
F
What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes -- doldrums
F
What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes -- horse latitudes
F
What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes -- westerlies
F
When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Heating from below by the land surface is the most important factor contributing to this loss of punch
F
When cold air overtakes cool air -- cold front
F
When cold air overtakes cool air -- stationary front
F
When cold air overtakes cool air -- warm front
F
When cold air overtakes warm air -- occluded front
F
When cold air overtakes warm air -- stationary front
F
When surface cyclones form, they almost invariably occur just ahead of an upper air ridge
F
When the center of a mature wave cyclone passes to the south, you should expect generally fair weather
F
When the center of a mature wave cyclone passes to the south, you should expect to be influenced by an occluded front
F
When the center of a mature wave cyclone passes to the south, you should expect to experience a backing wind shift
F
When tornadoes develop it is usually in association with air mass thunderstorms
F
When warm air overtakes cold air -- cold front
F
When warm air overtakes cold air -- occluded front
F
When warm air overtakes cold air -- stationary front
F
Which of these pairs of processes, working together, will make the atmosphere most unstable -- cool the surface and cool the air aloft
F
Which of these pairs of processes, working together, will make the atmosphere most unstable -- cool the surface and warm the air aloft
F
Which of these pairs of processes, working together, will make the atmosphere most unstable -- warm the surface and warm the air aloft
F
Which scale number-- s -- of hurricanes do only minimal or moderate damage -- 2 and 3
F
Which scale number-- s -- of hurricanes do only minimal or moderate damage -- 3 only
F
Which scale number-- s -- of hurricanes do only minimal or moderate damage -- 4 only
F
Which two sets of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most stable -- cool the surface and cool the air aloft
F
Which two sets of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most stable -- warm the surface and cool the air aloft
F
Which two sets of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most stable -- warm the surface and warm the air aloft
F
Wide DAILY ranges of temperature would be most closely associated with Humid Subtropical climates
F
Wide DAILY ranges of temperature would be most closely associated with Tropical Rainforests
F
Wide DAILY ranges of temperature would be most closely associated with Tundra climates
F
Widespread fog would not be associated with stable atmospheric conditions
F
Wind against a mountain -- convergence or convectional
F
Wind against a mountain -- cyclonic
F
Wind speeds at the eye of a hurricane drop to near zero
F
Winds in the upper atmosphere exert a lifting effect which causes air to rise within a low pressure system
F
Windward and leeward -- convergence or convectional
F
Windward and leeward -- cyclonic
F
You would expect most of the rainfall in the wet tropics -- Af and Am -- in midmorning
F
Using the Fujita Intensity Scale, we measure a tornado that tears roofs off of frame houses and demolishes mobile homes. This would be rated a _____ tornado
F2
A Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, is a large, fast moving storm
False
A Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, is typically made up of 10 to 20 thunderstorms clustered together
False
A region dominated by cyclones is more likely to produce an air mass than a region dominated by anticyclones
False
A tornado consists of one large funnel
False
A tornado is a very intense and powerful tropical cyclone
False
A typical tornado may measure several miles across at the funnel
False
About 50 percent of North American tornadoes are classified as violent -- F4 or F5
False
After names are used for a six year cycle when naming tropical storms and hurricanes, the names are retired never to be used again
False
All deserts are affected by subsidence due to subtropical highs
False
Although it was a category 4 storm, Hurricane Andrew had a surprisingly high pressure value at its center
False
An air mass is a body of air whose temperature is always lower than that of the air it is replacing
False
As an air mass moves from its source region, climate begins to form at its leading edge
False
Atlantic hurricanes, in their final stages, often work their way northwest and die
False
Continental air masses tend to form over land and bring weather that is cool and wet
False
Deserts are typically found on the windward side of a mountain
False
Doppler radar can now provide adequate warning of impending tornadoes at least 95 percent of the time
False
Falling barometer -- fair weather
False
Frontal Cyclones are large low pressure system that tend to migrate from east to west
False
Frontal cyclones are large HIGH pressure systems that tend to migrate from west to east.
False
Frontal cyclones are large High-pressure systems that tend to migrate from west to east.
False
Frontal systems cause clouds by adding moisture to the air
False
Fronts are boundary surfaces that separate air masses of different temperatures
False
Hailstones never grow bigger than the size of a golf ball because at about that weight and size, the winds aloft can no longer hold it in the cloud
False
High winds account for most of the destruction associated with hurricanes
False
Hurricane wind speeds are fastest near the center of the eye
False
Hurricanes always move eastward with the Trades
False
Hurricanes are generally a few hundred miles in diameter and have a nearly circular pattern of WIDELY-SPACED isobars.
False
Hurricanes are measured on a category scale from 1 to 5 based on intensity, and category 4 and 5 storms are the most common
False
Hurricanes tend to form between the Tropics of either Cancer or Capricorn, poleward to approximately 30 degrees latitude
False
Hurricanes that affect the United States occur most frequently during the same months as tornadoes are most prevalent
False
In mT air mass source regions in North America, subsidence tends to be greatest on the EASTERN side of the high pressure cell.
False
In severe thunderstorms overshooting cloud tops are common when cloud heights reach 20, 000 feet.
False
In severe thunderstorms, a gust front occurs when upward moving air flow moves outward beyond the original cloud.
False
In the United States and Canada, thunderstorms are most frequent in the western margin of these countries
False
In the United States, in order for a cyclonic storm to intensify, the convergence inward flow of air at the surface must be more than the outward flow above
False
In the United States, the state of Kansas would NOT be closely associated with Tornado Alley.
False
It is virtually impossible to fly an airplane into a hurricane
False
Koppens B, or Dry climates, occupy approximately 25 percent of the land area of the Earth
False
Lightning always occurs between a cloud and the ground
False
Most precipitation from thunderstorms originates through the collision coalescence process
False
Occluded fronts characterize the beginning stages of a middle latitude cyclone
False
Once formed, tornadoes in the united states tend to move from southwest to northeast in advance of a warm front or dry line.
False
One of the reasons for the high incidence of tornadoes in Tornado Alley is the year-round presence of WARM fronts in the area.
False
Orographic precipitation occurs when cold and warm air masses collide
False
Plenty of hurricanes from poleward of 20 degrees latitude
False
Precipitation may be caused when relatively cold, dry air is forced to rise over a mass of warmer drier air
False
Squall line thunderstorms tend to accompany warm fronts
False
Steep environmental lapse rates are encouraged by strong surface COOLING.
False
The CUMULUS stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by heavy precipitation and sleet
False
The CUMULUS stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by strong horizontal development and a significant temperature gradient
False
The CUMULUS stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by strong horizontal development and a significant temperature gradient.
False
The MOST INTENSE hurricanes would be categorized as Category 1 storms in the Saffir Simpson Intensity Scale.
False
The Saffir Simpson Scale is used to measure the intensity of tornadoes
False
The Tropical Rainforest consists primarily of jungle
False
The clouds usually associated with a cold front are stratus while cumulus are more common with a warm front
False
The development of cumulonimbus clouds is favored by the presence of warm, dry air.
False
The dissipating stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by heavy precipitation and sleet.
False
The first sign of an approaching warm front is the appearance of cirrostratus clouds
False
The icecap or EF climate is largely confined to the Northern Hemisphere
False
The largest number of hurricanes form right along the Equator
False
The most severe hurricane is a category 1 on the Saffir Simpson scale
False
The presence of a cold current on the WESTERN sides of middle latitude landmasses assists in the formation of UNSTABLE air.
False
The primary factor causing the environmental lapse rate to vary is the quantity of Lenten heat released during the condensation process
False
The side of mountains AGAINST which winds blow is called the leeward side
False
The term overrunning is generally applied to cold air gliding up along a warm air mass
False
The tornado look alikes known as dust devils are the result of water surface heating and cooling.
False
The typical tornado that occurs in conjunction with a severe thunderstorm is a very intense CYCLONIC vortex that extends from the gust front of the storm to the surface of the earth.
False
The typical tornado that occurs in conjunction with a severe thunderstorm is a very intense CYCLONIC vortex that extends from the gust front of the storm to the surface of the ground.
False
The typical tornado that occurs in conjunction with a severe thunderstorm is a very intense cyclonic vortex that extends from the gust front of the storm to the surface of the Earth.
False
Tornadic thunderstorms and severe thunderstorms found in MCCs generate the greatest number of tornadoes
False
Tornadoes are always composed of dark or black funnels
False
Tornadoes are cyclonic, while hurricanes are anticyclonic
False
Tornadoes occur frequently in areas to the west of the Rocky Mountains
False
Tropical depression -- wind between 37 and 73 mph
False
Tropical depressions have higher sustained winds than tropical storms
False
Tropical disturbances are characterized by closed isobars and winds of at least 39 miles per hour.
False
Tropical storms are characterized by closed isobars and winds of at least 23 miles per hour.
False
Under certain conditions, a cold front can be forced aloft by a warm front
False
Visibility is generally better in a w air mass than in a k air mass
False
Water surge -- the rising water associated with an approaching hurricane which causes much more death and greater destruction than the more visible winds and rain
False
Weather radar, satellites, and reconnaissance aircrafts helped predict the Galveston hurricane of 1900
False
When comparing hurricanes and midlatitude cyclones, hurricanes and fronts both have winds that can exceed 130 miles per hour.
False
When comparing hurricanes and midlatitude cyclones, hurricanes are typically larger in size.
False
When tornadoes develop, it is usually in association with air mass thunderstorms
False
Within the center of the eye, skies are cloudless
False
You would expect most of the rainfall in the wet tropics, the Af and Am climates, in midmorning
False
Stable conditions in the atmosphere encourage the development of cirrus clouds and uplifting air
False - Stable encourages low level clouds
Lighting we see as a single_______ is really several rapid strokes between the cloud and the ground. Individual components that make up each flash are termed ___________.
Flash, Stroke
The process called _______________ is when the cooler denser air acts as a barrier over which warmer, less dense air ____________
Frontal Wedging , rises
There are different stages of a thunderstorm development. During the Mature stage what is taking place
Heavy Rain
We are currently living in the
Holocene epoch
Dairy, wheat and corn belts of the United States
Humid Continental
East sides of continents, 40 to 55 degrees latitude
Humid Continental
In the Koppen classification, the letter D represents what type of climate
Humid Middle latitude severe winters
In terms of a daily reading, the coldest spot on Earth is the ____ climate realm
Icecap
There are only two Koppen climates that cover land areas not in the prevailing westerlies. One of these is Koppen E -- what is the other one
Koppen A
In the United States, what the months of the year are at risk for developing a mesoscale convective complex storm
March to September
Snow is rare except in the higher elevations, adequate rainfall at all seasons
Marine West Coast
Temperate rainforest
Marine West Coast
If the temperature in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic is warm and humid the entire year, and the source region is unstable the entire year, what type of air mass is most likely to develop
Maritime Tropical
The dry-summer subtropical climate is also called the ____ climate.
Mediterranean
________________ consists of many individual thunderstorms organized into a large oval to circular cluster. These tend to form most frequently in the __________
Mesoscale Convective Complex, Great Plains
The Great Plains region is best classified as
Mid-latitude Steppe
The polar front theory provides meteorologists with a useful model of how a _______ develops
Midlatitude Cyclone
An air mass thunderstorm more likely to develop in midafternoon
T
What was the name of the largest hurricane ever to occur in Texas. In what year did it occur, and how many lives did it claim
No Name, 1900, 8,000 deaths
Climate change is defined as
Noting changes in meteorological statistical values over time
Nocturnal inversion
Occur at night
Describe three methods used to study past climates
Ocean deposits, ice cores, and past vegetation.
Of the following states, which is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
Oklahoma
An air mass thunderstorm is most intense during the mature stage
T
Upslope fog is similar in terms of its formation to which one of the four lifting processes
Orographic Lifting
What of the following reduces vegetative growth in the Polar climates?
Permafrost
What type of regions would typically make the best air mass source regions
Plains, plateaus, and oceans
When the air masses form between 50 to 70 degrees N/S, they are termed _______ air masses
Polar Air Masses
When the density of an air parcel is less than that of the surrounding air, the tendency of that air parcel will be to rise. This is called __________
Positive Buoyancy
The ____ scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity
Saffir-Simpson
Which scale or instrument measures the intensity of hurricanes
Saffir-Simpson
What is the first line of defense for detecting Hurricanes
Satellites
In which climatic environment would you most likely find a tropical grassland scattered with deciduous trees?
Savanna
Where in the U.S. would we find a Mediterranean climate?
Southern California
A _________________ is a dome of water 65 to 80 kilometers wide that sweeps across the coast near the point where the eye makes landfall
Storm Surge
Greatest annual temperature ranges on Earth
Subarctic
Northern boundary coincides with the poleward limit of tree growth
Subarctic
0349. Intense heating of the land -- convergence or convectional
T
20-40 inches of precipitation, monsoon effect, wide temperature swings daily and especially seasonally -- Humid Continental
T
A cold air mass that is warmed at its base from contact with the warm ground will have its lapse rate increased
T
A cyclone is air turning spirally inward round a center of low pressure
T
A damp, humid climate with an abundance of cloud cover -- Marine West Coast
T
A desert soil is likely to be fertile
T
A generally accepted boundary beyond which trees will NOT grow is the 50 degree isotherm
T
A high number of days with cloudy weather, drizzle and or fog would best characterize Marine West Coast climates
T
A hurricane has slower wind speeds than a tornado, but inflicts more total damage
T
A mesocyclone often precedes tornado development
T
A mountain -- H -- climate is a complex of miniature climatic regions often too difficult to map
T
A perusal of a world climate map shows that similar climates are located at similar latitudes
T
A rainshadow occurs in the lee or leeward of a mountain range because adiabatic warming lowers the relative humidity
T
A rising air parcel cools off as it expands
T
A squall line is most closely associated with cold fronts
T
A stable atmosphere is one in which vertical motions are resisted
T
A temperature change of 3.2 degrees F per1000 feet of ascent up a mountain represents the wet adiabatic lapse rate
T
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the cyclone
T
A typical characteristic of Tropical Rainforest climates is constant high humidity
T
A warm front is said to exist when advancing warm air overrides retreating cold air
T
A warmer climate is likely to cause an increase in wildfires.
T
A well defined line which would experience a shift in wind direction -- front
T
A wind shift in a counterclockwise direction, as from east to north, is termed a backing wind shift
T
About one half of the U.S. population lives near a seacoast
T
Absolute stability prevails when the lapse rate is less than the wet adiabatic rate
T
Africa holds the world record for the highest temperature, and Antarctica holds the world record for the lowest temperature
T
Afternoon or early evening, warmer seasons or times of day -- convergence or convectional activity
T
Along the 50th parallel in North America, you would expect to find the warmest summers in the interior
T
Although detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, damage from these storms continue to increase due to continued development of coastal areas
T
Although the subarctic and tundra climates generally have small precipitation totals, they are considered humid. The reason for this is low temperatures mean only a small loss to evaporation
T
Among the following the tornado will typically have the steepest pressure gradient -- tornado, middle-latitude cyclone or hurricane
T
An adiabatic process is one in which the heat exchanged with the surroundings is zero
T
An area on the north side of the low-pressure center of a middle-latitude cyclone usually has a occluded front for the longest period of time
T
An increase in the lapse rate of an air layer results in the layer becoming less stable
T
Approximate diameter of a mature hurricane -- about 600 km
T
Approximately 30 percent of the land surface of the Earth is desert and steppe
T
April-June is the period of greatest frequency for tornadoes in the United States
T
As a mid-latitude cyclonic disturbance passes across the US, the cold air sector is generally west of the low
T
As a strong hurricane moves ashore, storm surge causes the most devastating damage in the coastal zone
T
At least one month, the temperature averages above 32 degrees F, dominated by the Polar Easterlies wind belt -- Tundra
T
At the same latitude, a continental climate is usually more extreme than a marine climate
T
Bangladesh has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life from storm surge in the twentieth century
T
Citrus and tourism would be most closely associated with a Mediterranean climate
T
Climate consists of statistical properties.
T
Climate is defined over periods of at least 30 years.
T
Climate zones near the Equator have larger temperature changes from day to night than from month to month
T
Climates exhibiting continentality exhibit great temperature ranges
T
Climates exhibiting continentality have severe winters
T
Climates exhibiting continentality often have very warm summers
T
Cloud-to-Earth lightning is least likely
T
Coastal southern Alaska, Iceland, and the western coasts of Norway experience unusually mild winters considering their high latitude location. The main reason for this moderate climate is the presence of a warm ocean current flowing past these coastal areas
T
Collision of two air masses -- cyclonic
T
Compared to other types of fronts, the weather associated with a cold front usually is more violent but of shorter duration
T
Compared to warm fronts, cold fronts have a steeper gradient and a faster advance rate
T
Condensation caused by moist air being forced over some physical barrier is caused by orographic uplift
T
Constant overhead Sun is less likely to be the most persistent climatological problem for people -- not necessarily their activities -- in an Af climate
T
Continental interiors between 50-65 degrees latitude -- Subarctic
T
Convectional thunderstorms are most common in summer
T
Conventional radar measures rainfall intensity
T
Cool summer climates are found at high altitudes
T
Cool summer climates are found at high latitudes
T
Cyclones pass over Oregon more often in winter than in summer
T
Cyclones usually start out moving eastward, then turn northeast
T
Cyclonic storms, mP air masses and moderate temperatures -- Marine West Coast
T
Dairy, wheat and corn belts of the United States -- Humid Continental
T
Deserts and steppes are caused by location on the interior of large land masses
T
Deserts and steppes are caused by orographic effects
T
Deserts and steppes are caused by subsidence from high pressure cells
T
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of rain shadow deserts
T
Deserts such as the Sahara exist because of the influence of the subtropical highs
T
Doldrums, precipitation most afternoons between 2 and 4PM -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Doppler radars show the motion of precipitation particles
T
Downdrafts and updrafts found side by side relate to the mature stage in the development of a thunderstorm
T
Downdrafts totally dominate the dissipating stage in the development of a thunderstorm
T
Drizzle from gray, overcast skies is typical of winter -- Marine West Coast
T
During August-September hurricane formation in the North Atlantic is at a peak
T
During the adiabatic process, as air DESCENDS in altitude its temperature increases at the rate of 5.5 degrees F per1000 feet
T
During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has expanded to a larger volume
T
East sides of continents, 40-55 degrees latitude -- Humid Continental
T
Easterly waves -- also called tropical disturbances -- are usually associated with the formation of tropical cyclones
T
Falling barometer -- disturbed weather
T
First appearance of permafrost -- Subarctic
T
Florida Everglades, slash and burn agriculture, tall grasslands, lions and giraffes -- Tropical Savanna
T
For a continental area to experience a marine type climate, it must be located on a windward coast
T
For many tropical wet and dry -- Aw -- stations in the Northern Hemisphere, April and May are often warmer than June and July
T
Four of the five major climatic groups listed below have temperature characteristics as their basis. The B climates do not
T
Fronts -- cyclonic
T
Generally speaking, the lower the mean annual precipitation of an area, the greater the variability of that precipitation
T
Generally the Cf climates of the world are concentrated in the southeastern regions of continents
T
Generally, the D climates are found poleward of the C climates
T
Gradual increase in temperature with frontal passage -- warm front
T
Gray-brown, strongly leached, semi-fertile soils -- Marine West Coast
T
Greatest annual temperature ranges on Earth -- Subarctic
T
Gusty winds are likely during the mature stage of a thunderstorm as is heavy precipitation
T
Heat lightning occurs more than 20 kilometers from the person observing it
T
High humidity, rainfalls of 60-80+ inches, an evergreen forest and heavily leached soils would be most characteristic of which of the Rainforest climates
T
High wind and astronomical tides, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, often amplify the effects of storm surge.
T
Humid Subtropical climates are distinguished from Mediterranean climates by having a different season of precipitation maximum
T
Humid Subtropical climates generally have a denser vegetation cover than Mediterranean climates
T
Humus is best described as partially decayed organic matter
T
Hurricanes and mid-latitude cyclones are similar in that both are areas of low pressure
T
Hurricanes and typhoons are both names for large, low pressure cells of tropical origin
T
Hurricanes are characterized by a strong cyclonic INFLOW of air at the surface and an anticyclonic OUTFLOW of air near the top of the troposphere
T
Hurricanes do not form within about 5 degrees latitude of the Equator
T
Hurricanes form between 5 degrees and 20 degrees latitude
T
Hurricanes generally are areas of heavy rainfall and strong winds
T
Hurricanes generally are larger than tornadoes
T
Hurricanes generally are most common in late summer and early fall
T
Hurricanes generally are smaller than mid-latitude cyclones
T
Hurricanes in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones
T
Hurricanes initially form only in the tropics because warm water temperatures are found there
T
Ice cap climate locations tend to maintain themselves because they have high albedos
T
If a warm front is approaching, you can expect rising temperatures
T
If moist winds blow across a high mountain, precipitation and clouds on the windward side and at the top would be expected
T
If you see lightning and then hear the associated thunder 10 seconds later, the lightning flash was about two miles away
T
If you were 200 miles ahead of the surface position of a typical warm front, you would find the frontal surface at a height of 1 miles
T
In 1918, J. Bjerknes published what came to be known as the polar front theory. The main features of the theory remain an important part of present-day meteorological thought
T
In Europe, the warmest period since the last glacial advance was about 4500 BC to 2500 BC
T
In Huntsville, what is the most likely sequence of wind shifts as a cold front approaches and passes south, southwest, west, northwest, north
T
In a Tropical Rainforest climate annual temperature ranges are usually less than daily temperature ranges
T
In a region where potential precipitation exceeds potential evaporation one would expect the prevailing conditions to be arid
T
In an Aw climate in the Northern Hemisphere, December tends to be drier than July
T
In an Aw climate in the Northern Hemisphere, July tends to be wetter than December
T
In an Aw climate in the Southern Hemisphere, December tends to be wetter than July
T
In an Aw climate in the Southern Hemisphere, July tends to be drier than December
T
In comparison with continental climates, maritime climates have cooler winters
T
In comparison with continental climates, maritime climates have less precipitation
T
In comparison with continental climates, maritime climates have lower humidity
T
In comparison with continental climates, maritime climates have warmer summers
T
In comparison with the west coast of the United States, the east coast has a climate that is more severe in both summer and winter
T
In order to qualify as a hurricane, winds in a tropical disturbance must reach 74 mph
T
In summer the Mediterranean climate is strongly influenced by the dry subtropical high
T
In terms of cloud cover, occluded front weather is most like warm front weather
T
In terms of overall damage, the most destructive agent associated with a hurricane is water
T
In the A climates, maximum precipitation and humidites tend to be associated with the high Sun period.
T
In the Koppen classification, many of the climatic boundary lines are designed to match vegetational boundaries
T
In the development of a thunderstorm, sharp and cool gusts beginning at the surface are characteristic in the mature stage
T
In the humid continental climate, shifts in wind directions sometimes cause rapid and large temperature changes. This is most pronounced during the winter season
T
In the middle latitudes high pressure cells bring clear, cloudless weather
T
In the middle latitudes tropical low pressure cells provide most of the precipitation
T
In the southeastern United States, the major source of precipitation in summer is thunderstorms
T
In the wet tropics daily temperature ranges usually exceed the annual temperature range
T
In tropical climates, alluvial locations tend to yield more agricultural production than upland locations
T
Inadequate diets, improper sanitation and poor medical care are all major factors in the greater prevalence of disease in tropical areas as compared to midlatitude locations
T
Increase in relative humidities with increases in insolation and decreases in temperature -- Mountain and Plateau climates
T
Interior of a large land mass in the high Sun or summer season -- convergence or convectional
T
Intertropical front weather has no cyclonic storms
T
Intertropical front weather is mostly in the form of thunderstorms
T
Intertropical front weather lacks frontal activity, because its air masses are usually similar
T
It is generally true that the lower the mean annual precipitation of an area the greater the variability of the precipitation
T
It is in the D climates that would one find the greatest annual temperature range
T
It is not always possible to determine whether a climate is humid or dry by knowing only the precipitation total
T
Jungle -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Land is the dominant control, wide range in temperature -- daily and seasonally -- -- Continental climates
T
Large hail is associated with cold-front thunderstorms
T
Largest of the severe thunderstorm systems -- mesoscale convective complex
T
Leached soil, large meandering streams, year-round water surplus -- Tropical Rainforest climates
T
Located on the fringe of continents between the Arctic Circle and 75 degrees N -- Tundra
T
Low latitude deserts in general have a characteristic location which might be described as centered at about 25 degrees on the west sides of continents
T
Many of the major and most extensive wheat producing regions of the world are located where BS climates prevail
T
Mediterranean climates are noted particularly for having a summer temperature maximum
T
Mediterranean climates are noted particularly for having strong winds in summer
T
Mid-latitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the US in the cooler 6 months of the year
T
Middle latitude deserts -- BWk -- and steppes -- BSk -- are dominated by the subtropical highs
T
Middle latitude deserts -- BWk -- and steppes -- BSk -- are more common in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere
T
Middle latitude deserts -- BWk -- and steppes -- BSk -- are usually located deep in the interior of a continent
T
Middle-latitude cyclones rotate counterclockwise
T
Middle-latitude cyclones typically develop along segments of the polar front
T
Midlatitude marine climates are affected most the westerlies
T
Migration of the ITCZ is the most important factor controlling the seasonal distribution of precipitation in the Aw -- Tropical Wet and Dry -- realm
T
Millennial-scale oscillations likely lead to significant changes in precipitation patterns.
T
Mosses, lichens, permafrost, less than 10 inches of precipitation -- Tundra
T
Most climate models project Earth's temperature will continue to rise through the end of the twenty-first century
T
Most cyclones and anticyclones are generated by upper-level air flow
T
Most places having an Aw climate experience a summer maximum of precipitation
T
Most thunderstorms in east Texas occur in the summer
T
Most tornadoes in the central U.S. occur during the spring months because at this time of year air-mass contrasts are greatest
T
Most tornadoes occur in the spring and early summer
T
Most tropical cyclones originate in the latitude range 10 to 20 degrees of latitude
T
Mountain ranges play an important role in determining climates because of their influence upon rainfall distribution
T
Moving over cooler water can diminish the intensity of a hurricane
T
Nearly 10 percent of the land area of the Earth is in the category of ice cap climate
T
Night is winter, temperature rarely above 95 degrees F -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Normally, midlatitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the United States from October to March
T
Normally, much of the good or fair weather of the Northern Hemisphere is associated with highs
T
Normally, squall lines, if they occur, will form in advance of the cold front
T
Northern boundary coincides with the poleward limit of tree growth -- Subarctic
T
Numerous tree species, dimly lit forest floor, trees never bare -- Tropical Rainforest
T
On a weather map, stationary fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other
T
One could characterize rainfall conditions in desert areas as brief
T
One could characterize rainfall conditions in desert areas as scarce
T
One could characterize rainfall conditions in desert areas as undependable
T
One difference between a Tundra climate and an Icecap climate is that one month is warmer than 32 degrees F in a Tundra climate
T
Orographic precipitation occurs when an air mass moving across the land is forced to rise up over a land barrier -- for example, mountains --
T
Other than dryness, what characteristic distinguishes the low latitude B climates from the A climates much greater annual temperature range
T
Permafrost conditions are associated with the polar climates
T
Permanently frozen subsoil characteristic of the Tundra is termed permafrost
T
Places having subarctic climates typically experience the highest annual temperature range of any climatic type
T
Polar climates lose much solar radiation heat to reflection and ice melting
T
Poleward from the Equator the water requirements for plants generally decrease
T
Precipitation in desert areas is infrequent and highly variable as to amount and time
T
Precipitation may be caused when moist air is forced to rise over a land barrier -- for example, mountains --
T
Precipitation may be caused when relatively warm, moist air is forced to rise over a mass of colder, heavier air
T
Precipitation may be caused when there are strong vertical movements of air caused by local heating of the surface of the Earth
T
Prediction success and observation of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes by the National Weather Service is limited because weather stations are widely spaced compared to the size of the storm
T
Rain long foretold, long last -- short notice, soon past. The first five words of this weather proverb refer to a warm front
T
Rainfall patterns are closely linked to the location of the major pressure and wind systems
T
Rainfall would be most reliable -- that is, the amount received each year would vary the least -- in Af climates
T
Rainiest areas on Earth -- orographic
T
Relative hot summers, relatively cold winters, summers are periods of highest absolute humidities but precipitation is minimal -- Continental climates
T
Rising barometer -- fair weather
T
Saffir Simpson Scale is used to measure the intensity of hurricanes
T
Seasonal variation of temperature is at a maximum for subarctic climates
T
Shearing of air between two air masses forms waves crucial to cyclogenesis
T
Small daily and seasonal ranges in temperature, year-round cloudiness -- Marine climates
T
Small islands and along windward coasts -- Marine climates
T
Snow is rare except in the higher elevations, adequate rainfall at all seasons -- Marine West Coast
T
Source regions for cP air masses -- Subarctic
T
Speed divergence helps maintain surface lows
T
Spreading downdrafts cut off air inflow causing the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm
T
Steppes, the drier neighbors of Prairies, eventually grade into Deserts
T
Storm Surge is most closely associated with hurricanes
T
Storms that are known as hurricanes are FIRST given a name when they become tropical storms.
T
Strong heating of the ground by the Sun is associated with thunderstorms because it leads to greater instability
T
Strong hurricanes have a central pressure about 10 percent below normal sea level pressures
T
Subsidence of an air column will not cause air to become more unstable
T
Suction spots are a phenomenon associated with tornadoes
T
Summer in a Humid Subtropical climate is uncomfortable because of high temperatures and high humidity
T
Surface wind speeds increase toward the center of a hurricane because of conservation of angular momentum
T
Tall -- 100 feet or more, -- closely set, broadleaf, evergreen trees -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Tall, three story, deciduous evergreen trees underlain by little brush best describes which of the following climatic environments -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Temperate rainforest -- Marine West Coast
T
Temperature inversion would not be associated with stable atmospheric conditions dreary overcast with light drizzle
T
Temperature inversions -- stable layers -- in air layers above the ground can contribute to thunderstorm development
T
Temperature, pressure, wind and moisture are all ELEMENTS of weather.
T
Temperatures of 90-100 degrees F in the high Sun period, precipitation of 40-60 inches, trees generally too scrubby to be of commercial value -- Tropical Savanna
T
Ten months of winter and two months of bad sleighing would be most characteristic of Subarctic climates
T
Texas is struck by the largest number of tornadoes
T
The 10 degrees C summer isotherm marks the Equatorward limit of the tundra climate
T
The A climates are characterized by a high Sun angle
T
The A climates are characterized by precipitation which will always support tree growth
T
The Astronomical Theory of climatic change, which seems to be gaining acceptance among world scientists, is concerned with changes in the inclination or tilt of the Earths axis
T
The Astronomical Theory of climatic change, which seems to be gaining acceptance among world scientists, is concerned with precession -- a wobbling of the Earth upon its axis --
T
The Astronomical Theory of climatic change, which seems to be gaining acceptance among world scientists, is concerned with variations in the shape of the Earths orbit about the Sun
T
The B climates are characterized by erratic precipitation
T
The B climates are characterized by little precipitation and year-round high temperatures
T
The B climates are characterized by wide DAILY temperature ranges
T
The C climates are characterized by occasional killing frosts
T
The C climates are characterized by varied weather
T
The Fujita Intensity Scale -- F-scale -- is applied to tornadoes
T
The Humid Subtropical climate is warmer than the Humid Continental climate
T
The Humid Subtropical climate is warmer than the Marine West Coast climate
T
The Koeppen classification system gives detailed explanations of the causes of the different climates.
T
The Koppen Marine West Coast climate frequented by middle-latitude frontal lows and westerly winds all year
T
The Koppen Marine West Coast climate influenced by warm ocean currents all year
T
The Koppen Marine West Coast climate located on the western sides of continents in middle latitudes
T
The Milankovitch cycles deal with these changing characteristics of Earth: eccentricity, obliquity, precession
T
The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity
T
The Savanna climate is characterized by leached soils
T
The Savanna climate is characterized by summer temperatures that may run 95 to 100 degrees F during the day
T
The Storm of the Century had its origins in the Gulf of Mexico
T
The Subarctic climates experience cold, long winters
T
The Subarctic climates experience short growing seasons
T
The Subarctic climates experience warm, short summers
T
The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle are examples of locations determined by astronomy
T
The Tropical Monsoon climate is most like the Tropical Rainforest
T
The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by dense vegetative growth with trees often exceeding 100 feet in height
T
The Tropical Rainforest climate is characterized by leached soils
T
The Tropical Rainforest, or selva, gives way to other types of tropical forest in areas where precipitation is less and more seasonal
T
The Variable Sun Theory of climatic change has, to this point, been difficult to test because of the difficulties of acquiring valid data
T
The Zone of Conflict refers to the formation of frontal disturbances
T
The absence of E climates in the Southern Hemisphere is explained by lack of land mass poleward of 30 degrees latitude
T
The anvil top of a thunderstorm often marks the beginning of the stratosphere
T
The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is a few days to a week
T
The approximate lifetime of an individual thunderstorm cell is about 1 hour or less
T
The atmosphere is most unstable when the temperature of the air drops rapidly with height
T
The average life span of midlatitude cyclone from inception to dissipation is three to five days
T
The basic difference between a BW climate and a BS climate is the BS is more moist
T
The best known system for determining world climate patterns is the Koppen climate system
T
The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by heat released if water vapor condenses
T
The cause of the dry season in Aw climates is the annual migration of the ITCZ out of the area
T
The change in the free air temperature as you go up into the atmosphere is called lapse rate
T
The chief source of energy for hurricanes is warm water surfaces
T
The circulation in the immediate vicinity of a thunderstorm is cyclonic
T
The circulation in the immediate vicinity of a thunderstorm is variable and gusty
T
The cost of the damage of one hurricane can exceed 1 billion dollars
T
The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on air mass contrasts
T
The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be 200 meters
T
The distinct wet-dry season in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is caused by a shift in cyclonic storm tracks
T
The dry area to the leeward of high mountains is known as the rainshadow
T
The dry-summer subtropical climate is also called the Mediterranean climate
T
The easterly wave -- or tropical disturbance -- travels from east to west
T
The energy of a mid-latitude cyclone comes mainly from sinking cold air and rising warm air
T
The eye of a hurricane is warmer than the rest of the storm
T
The eye region of a hurricane is largely free of precipitation and clouds because of sinking air motion
T
The eye wall of a hurricane has the greatest wind speeds
T
The factor most responsible for triggering cyclonic waves is confrontation of unlike air masses
T
The first known attempt at classifying climates was made by ancient Greeks
T
The forests of the Tropical Rainforest climates are broadleaf evergreen
T
The formation of tornadoes is associated with cold fronts
T
The formation of tornadoes is associated with middle-latitude cyclones
T
The formation of tornadoes is associated with severe thunderstorms
T
The general absence of continuous tree cover in the Tropical Savanna is caused by too little precipitation
T
The general characteristics of C climates include a definite winter with no ANNUAL moisture deficiency
T
The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to storm surge
T
The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the tropics
T
The greatest variability in rainfall would generally be associated with B climates
T
The gust front occurs at the leading edge of a thunderstorm downdraft
T
The heating of an air mass from below as it passes over a warm surface would enhance instability
T
The heaviest annual rainfalls occur over tropical mountains having steady onshore winds
T
The humid continental climate is affected by polar air masses
T
The humid continental climate is affected by tropical air masses
T
The humid subtropical climate sees significant rainfall throughout the year
T
The influence of the ocean on the climate of most any coastal area is likely to make that climate milder
T
The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by satellites
T
The largest rain area associated with a midlatitude cyclone is located in advance of the warm front
T
The latitude of a place is important for its climate since latitude determines Sun angle
T
The latitude of a place is important for its climate since latitude determines length of daylight
T
The lifting of air along a moving cold front, in terms of rate of ascent, is greater than the rate of ascent along a moving warm front
T
The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle -- gradual -- for a warm front
T
The locations of the major pressure and wind systems on the Earth move as they follow the vertical rays of the Sun
T
The main difference between Cw and Aw is that Cw has lower temperatures
T
The most common type of occlusion expected in the southeastern United States is warm front
T
The most costly hurricane in terms of money between 1985 and 1996 was Hurricane Andrew
T
The most important determinant of temperature overall is latitude
T
The most important in a climatic description -- temperature and precipitation
T
The most important tool for detecting and monitoring hurricanes is satellites
T
The most likely season for hurricanes to occur in the North Atlantic is August-October
T
The most violent, erratic, and unpredictable type of cyclonic storm known is the tornado
T
The number and intensity of wave cyclones greatest during the late fall, winter and spring months because the temperature contrasts are greater at this time of year
T
The only humid climate that has a strong winter precipitation maximum -- Mediterranean climate -- Csa and Csb
T
The polar front represents the contact zone of polar and tropical air masses
T
The potato would be most closely associated with D climates
T
The primary factor which determines whether a place will have a dry climate is whether evaporation exceeds precipitation
T
The prime season for the occurrence of tornadoes in the southeastern United States is March-April-May
T
The principal reason for aridity in cold deserts -- BW -- is subsidence of air associated with winter highs over continents
T
The proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed is tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
T
The rain shadow effect is very significant in the creation of arid climates
T
The rainfall distribution at a nondesert station located immediately to the north of the Sahara desert has a summer dry season
T
The rainfall distribution at a station located along the Equator has adequate precipitation all year around
T
The rainfall distribution at a station located on an island in the Arctic Ocean at about 80 degrees N latitude is dry all year around
T
The rainfall distribution at a station located south of the Sahara desert at about 20 degrees N latitude exhibits a winter dry season
T
The region between the warm front and cold front of a wave cyclone is the warm sector
T
The right front quadrant of a hurricane usually does the most damage
T
The slopes of the Indian Himalayas can be some of the rainiest in the world
T
The source of energy for development and intensification of a thunderstorm is liberation of latent heat during condensation
T
The stability of an air layer refers to its tendency to either sustain or suppress vertical motions
T
The stability of the air layer close to the surface of the Earth can vary markedly. Much of this variation is caused by changes in heating or cooling of the surface
T
The stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm when the storm is characterized or dominated by downdrafts of cool air is the dissipating stage
T
The subarctic climate is also called the tiaga climate
T
The subarctic climate supports some plant life but no trees
T
The taiga -- or boreal forest -- is characteristic of the D climates
T
The taiga is a coniferous forest
T
The tallest and most vigorous part of the hurricane is the eyewall region
T
The temperature of rising air parcels decrease as they move upward
T
The temperature range in desert areas is related to nearness to the Equator
T
The term cold desert would be most closely associated with Icecap climates
T
The term front refers to the contact zone between dissimilar air masses
T
The term occlusion is associated with warm air breaking contact with the ground
T
The term paleoclimate refers to the climate of the past.
T
The tropical rain forest it is also called selva
T
The tropical rain forest plant foliage is relatively sparse on the forest floor
T
The tropical rain forest the trees of the tropical rain forest are broadleaf evergreens
T
The tropical rainforest is characterized by a great diversity of plant species
T
The width of a tree ring depends upon the temperature and precipitation characteristics prevalent during the year the ring was produced.
T
The width or horizontal extent of a typical mid-latitude low pressure system would be 500 - 1000 km
T
The zone of contact between two unlike air masses is referred to as a front
T
There is a saying that islands map themselves in the sky. Such cloud maps are probably the result of convectional activity
T
There is usually little or no precipitation in Mediterranean climates during the summer. This is because such areas are dominated in summer by the drought-causing midlatitude high pressure belt
T
Thick, woody vines -- lianas, -- buttressed tree trunks -- Tropical Rainforest
T
This type of cloud brings thunderstorms -- cumulonimbus
T
Those who profess the Carbon Dioxide Theory of climatic change believe the Earth is heating up as a result of the Greenhouse Effect
T
Thunderstorm tops most likely occur near the tropopause
T
Thunderstorms are most common along a cold front
T
Thunderstorms are most likely to occur in the afternoon and early evening because atmosphere is most unstable at that time
T
Thunderstorms are not always associated with cyclonic activity
T
Thunderstorms can be associated with cyclones
T
Thunderstorms can be associated with hurricanes
T
Thunderstorms can be associated with tornadoes
T
Thunderstorms can result from frontal lifting
T
Thunderstorms can result from orographic uplift
T
Thunderstorms can result from thermal convectional cells
T
Thunderstorms have strong downdrafts and updrafts of air
T
Thunderstorms usually occur when warm and moist air is displaced upward
T
Tiaga forest -- Subarctic
T
To establish the boundary between humid and dry climates using the Koeppen classification, average annual precipitation information is needed
T
To establish the boundary between humid and dry climates using the Koeppen classification, average annual temperature information is needed
T
To establish the boundary between humid and dry climates using the Koeppen classification, the average precipitation for each month is needed
T
To officially be a hurricane, the disturbance must have rotary circulation and have wind speeds of at least 119 kilometers per hour
T
Tornadoes and midlatitude cyclones are similar in that both are areas of low pressure
T
Tornadoes are most common in the Midwest and Great Plains
T
Tornadoes are most frequent during the April-June period
T
Tornadoes form in association with tall cumulonimbus clouds
T
Tornadoes most often move toward the northeast
T
Tornadoes occur most frequently in the spring of the year
T
Tropical cyclones do NOT form at the Equator because Coriolis force is too weak
T
Tropical depression -- wind of less than 38 mph
T
Typically straddles the Equator, year-round precipitation -- Tropical Rainforest
T
Typically, upper-level air flow is slower over anticyclones than over cyclones
T
Updraft dominance relates to the cumulus stage in the development of a thunderstorm
T
Very humid air near the surface is a necessary ingredient for severe thunderstorms because more latent heat is then available as energy for the storm
T
Violent weather is more common in a cold front than a occluded front
T
Violent weather is more common in a cold front than a stationary front
T
Violent weather is more common in a cold front than a warm front
T
Warm air being forced up along the cold front causes air to rise within a low pressure system
T
Warm air forced aloft on a low angle slope -- warm front
T
Weather in midlatitude cyclones tends to be cloudy and wet because of the converging surface winds and rising air
T
West coast of landmasses between 40 and 60 degrees latitude -- Marine West Coast
T
What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes -- trade winds
T
When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Friction is the most important factor contributing to this loss of punch
T
When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Lack of warm, moist air is the most important factor contributing to this loss of punch
T
When cold air overtakes cool air -- occluded front
T
When cold air overtakes warm air -- cold front
T
When comparing west coast tropical deserts like the Namib and Atacama with more typical tropical deserts like the Sahara, we can say that west coast tropical deserts are drier -- less precipitation
T
When comparing west coast tropical deserts like the Namib and Atacama with more typical tropical deserts like the Sahara, we can say that west coast tropical deserts are foggier
T
When warm air overtakes cold air -- warm front
T
Which of these pairs of processes, working together, will make the atmosphere most unstable -- warm the surface and cool the air aloft
T
Which scale number-- s -- of hurricanes do only minimal or moderate damage -- 1 and 2
T
Which two sets of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most stable -- cool the surface and warm the air aloft
T
Wide DAILY ranges of temperature would be most closely associated with Steppes
T
Wind against a mountain -- orographic
T
Windward and leeward -- orographic
T
n the western Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons
T
Which one of the following is NOT a climatic control
Temperature
In 1918, J. Bjerknes published what came to be known as the polar front theory. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding this theory
The main features of the theory remain an important part of present-day meteorological thought
Which of the following would be beneficial in BREAKING UP an inversion?
The presence of wind
What does conditional instability mean
The tendency for a displaced parcel of air to be stable during part of its ascent, but become unstable beyond a certain elevation
If you turn on the radio and there has been a tornado warning issued for your county, what are they trying to tell you
There is a high likelihood that a tornado has been spotted or is indicated by radar
When a warm front passes, temperature rises and the wind usually shifts
True
Which one of the following does NOT affect storm surge heights
Tides
___________ alert the public to the possibility of tornadoes over a specified area for a particular time interval
Tornado Watches
Tall, 100 feet or more, closely set, broadleaf, evergreen trees
Tropical Rainforest
Jungle
Tropical Savanna
In which of the following climatic environments would you most likely experience a monsoon?
Tropical Wet and Dry
A gently sloping coastal plain and low-lying, heavily populated barrier islands make the Texas coast especially vulnerable to the damaging effects of hurricanes.
True
A hurricane has slower wind speeds than a tornado, but causes more total damage
True
A hurricane makes landfall midway between New Orleans and Beaumont. New Orleans can expect the greater number of TORNADOES.
True
A stationary front occurs when nothing is happening with respect to the movement of a cold air mass
True
A typical pattern of hurricane movement in the northern hemisphere would be westward in the trades, northward around the subtropical high, then eastward in the westerlies.
True
Air mass source regions are only characterized by flat surfaces.
True
Among the types of thunderstorms, air mass thunderstorms are the most difficult to predict due to the upper level divergence associated with these storms.
True
An air mass is a body of air whose temperature and humidity properties distinguish it from surrounding air masses
True
An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front
True
Because of their great need for energy from condensing water vapor, hurricanes form exclusively over oceans where temperatures of at least 80 degrees F are found.
True
Climate zones near the Equator have larger temperature changes from day to night than from month to month.
True
Cold fronts are steeper than warm fronts
True
Cold fronts have steeper slopes than warm fronts
True
Convectional thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes are all low-pressure cells.
True
Downstream from a ridge aloft, the wind direction is northwest
True
Expansion cooling of unsaturated air parcel results in a temperature increase of approximately 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet
True
Extensive stratocumulus clouds, steep environmental lapse rates and drizzly and rainy days in winter would most characterize regions under the influence of mPp air masses.
True
Hurricanes are generally a few hundred miles in diameter and have a nearly circular pattern of CLOSELY SPACED isobars.
True
Hurricanes tend to dissipate when they move over land.
True
Hurricanes tend to form from pre-existing disturbances and storms within the tropics.
True
Ideal air mass source regions tend to be areas of ANTICYCLONIC air flow and plains or other flattish surfaces.
True
If an air mass were to form over land in the equatorial region, it would most likely be more characteristic of a midlatitude maritime air mass than a continental air mass
True
In North America, there is an mP air mass source region located over the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida.
True
In severe thunderstorms, overshooting cloud tops occur when the storm cloud invades the lower levels of the stratosphere.
True
In terms of geographic extent, Koppens C climates represent the least expansive climatic type -- occupying only 10 percent of the land surface of the Earth
True
In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes tend to recurve into higher latitudes around the Subtropical HIGH pressure cells centered along 30 degrees N/S.
True
In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes tend to recurve into higher latitudes around the Subtropical High-pressure cells centered along 30 degrees N/S.
True
In the United States, the state of Illinois is closely associated with Tornado Alley.
True
In the low latitudes, leeward locations are most typically associated with the EASTERN sides of mountains.
True
Isohyets are lines that connect places of equal rainfall.
True
Middle latitude cyclones tend to die out once all the warm air has risen aloft
True
Most North Atlantic hurricanes eventually swing northward
True
Once formed, tornadoes in the united states tend to move from southwest to northeast in advance of a cold front or dry line.
True
Regarding fronts -- the period of maximum humidity tends to be just before the front passes
True
Ridges and troughs are features of the upper level wind pattern
True
Some deserts have high humidity levels
True
The A climates are characterized by a high sun angle.
True
The boundary between two different air masses is called a front
True
The boundary of an air mass is a region of especially active weather
True
The central United States sees more tornadoes than any other region in the world
True
The cumulus stage is the initial stage of a thunderstorm.
True
The development of cumulonimbus clouds is favored by upper-level divergence.
True
The dissipating stage is the final stage of a thunderstorm.
True
The greatest storm surge tends to develop in the NORTHEAST quadrant of the hurricane
True
The greatest storm surge tends to develop in the NORTHEAST quadrant of the hurricane.
True
The longer an air mass remains over its source region, the more likely it is to take on the characteristics of that source region
True
The mature stage is the second stage of a thunderstorm.
True
The typical tornado that occurs in conjunction with a severe thunderstorm is a very intense CYCLONIC vortex that extends from the gust front of the storm to the surface of the
True
Three basic types of thunderstorms exist. These are orographic, convectional and cyclonic
True
Thunderstorms are severe storms that produce lightening and thunder. They are most closely associated with CUMULONIMBUS clouds.
True
Thunderstorms are severe storms that produce lightning and thunder. They are most closely associated with CUMULONIMBUS clouds.
True
Tornadoes are intense low pressure cells that have, on a seasonal basis, a tendency to follow the Sun
True
Tornadoes are most often associated with middle latitude cyclones
True
Tornadoes take an average of 73 lives each year whereas hurricanes are responsible for about one-third as many deaths
True
Warm air that is lifted along the leading edge of a gust front is called a roll cloud
True
When an air mass is warmer than the surface over which it moves, an inversion is likely
True
When comparing hurricanes and midlatitude cyclones, hurricanes, and fronts both have winds that can exceed 130 miles per hour.
True
When warm fronts are accompanied with cumulombus clouds and thunderstorms, this is usually due to the drastic temperatures differences between the air masses
True
With respect to hurricanes, satellites are primarily used to provide data from early stages of a cyclone in the tropics and subtropics
True
cP air mass source regions in North America are sites of strong, thermally-induced ANTICYCLONES and strong SUBSIDENCE.
True
mTg and mTa air masses tend to be characterized in their source regions by strong surface temperature INVERSIONS and clear skies.
True
At least one month, the temperature averages above 32 degrees F, dominated by the Polar Easterlies wind belt
Tundra
The amount of rotation exhibited by a mass of moving air is called _________
Vorticity
If air is being lifted up a mountain and it is snowing, the air is rising at the ____ and ____ lifting is occurring
WAR, Orographic
The narrowing column of rotating air stretches downward until a portion of the cloud protrudes below a very dark, slowly rotating _________
Wall Cloud
_____________ frequently occur along the Pacific Coast, where milder maritime polar air invade more frigid polar air that had its origin over the continent
Warm-type occluded fronts
The stability of the air would be decreased
When cool air moves over a warmer surface
This is the only climate zone in which precipitation is the defining characteristic
dry
A Mountain or H climate is
a complex of miniature climatic regions often too difficult to map
What option below best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station, such as New York City, located at about 40 degrees N latitude?
adequate precipitation all year around
A rainshadow occurs in the lee or leeward of a mountain range because
adiabatic warming lowers the relative humidity
Why do most tornadoes in the central United States occur during the spring months
air mass contrasts are greatest
When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather, it is experiencing
air mass weather
A cyclone is
air turning spirally inward round a center of low pressure
The formation of tornadoes is associated with severe thunderstorms cold fronts middle latitude cyclones all of the above
all of the above
The typical hurricane has atmospheric motions that lie within the macroscale mesoscale microscale all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following are factors involved in climatic change? A) variations in Solar Output B) changes in the Earth's Orbit C) changes in Atmospheric Turbidity D) all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following can diminish the intensity of a hurricane moving over land moving over cooler water with less moisture above it significant decrease in large scale air flow aloft all of the above
all of the above
As soon as an air mass begins to move, it can be modified by heating or cooling from the surface condensation rainfall all of these
all of these
Hurricanes generally are larger than tornadoes smaller than midlatitude cyclones areas of heavy rainfall and strong winds all of these
all of these
Thunderstorms can result from thermal convectional cells orographic uplift frontal lifting all of these
all of these
In the context of climate change, what is a forcing agent?
an external force that influences climate change
The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle are examples of locations determined by
astronomy
The gust front occurs
at the leading edge of a thunderstorm downdraft
A wind shift in a counterclockwise direction, as from east to north, is termed ____ wind shift
backing
In North America, the coniferous forest of subarctic climates is referred to as the
boreal forest
Middle latitude deserts and steppes are more common in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere are usually located deep in the interior of a continent are dominated by the subtropical highs both A and B
both A and B
When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of punch friction lack of warm, moist air heating from below by the land surface both a and b
both a and b
Hurricanes and midlatitude cyclones are similar in that
both are areas of low pressure
What process/es lead to the dissipation of a thunderstorm?
both c and d
How is it possible to reconstruct past climates when no records were available?
by looking at proxy indicators
In North America, the source region for the _____ air mass is usually in the Arctic basin and Greenland Ice cap
cA
Negative Buoyancy would most likely coincide with which of the following air masse
cP
The pronounced cooling that occurs on continents at high latitudes during winter leads to the formation of ____ air masses
cP
Which pair of air masses would produce the most rapid uplift of air along their frontal boundaries based on differences in temperature and moisture?
cP and mT
In North America the ____ air mass forms only in the summer
cT
Which of the following occurs only in summer in North America
cT
Aerosols
can lead to higher nighttime temperatures
What is the name for the combination of an updraft and a downdraft?
cell
Milankovitch cycles include all of the following, except
changes in the distance between the earth and the moon
One of the chief issues with climate change is that
climate can change on more than one scale
Today is January 3. August 16th will see a low of 75 degrees F, a high of 92 degrees F
climatology
Maritime polar air moving into North America usually produces
clouds, fog, drizzle, and cold temperatures
An occluded front is described as
cold air overtakes a warm front causing the warmer air to be lifted
Which of the following characteristics best describes a continental polar air mass
cold, very dry
The taiga is a
coniferous forest
Why do surface wind speeds increase toward the center of a hurricane
conservation of angular momentum
In most deserts there is characteristically
considerable fluctuation of temperature from night to morning
A typical characteristic of Tropical Rainforest climates is
constant high humidity.
An air mass is often modified as it moves over the surface of the Earth. This modification is largely due to
contact with the ground below
There is a saying that islands map themselves in the sky. Such cloud maps are probably the result of
convectional activity
What causes the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm
converging, rising
This type of cloud brings thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the
cyclone
The temperature of rising air parcels ____ as they move upward
decreases
Which stage of air mass thunderstorms is dominated by cold air downdrafts
dissipating stage
Hurricanes _____ form north of about 20° latitude because ______:
do not; the water temperature is too low to allow their formation at this latitude.
If the potential evaporation is more than the annual precipitation, the climate is
dry
The Koeppen classification system was developed in the
early-1900s
The heating of an air mass from below as it passes over a warm surface would
enhance instability
During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has
expanded to a larger volume
A cT air mass is warm and humid
false
Air masses remain unchanged as they move out of their source regions.
false
An occluded front covers a narrower area than does a cold front.
false
Every region in the world that is located in the midlatitudes is equally likely to experience tornadoes.
false
Hurricane formation is at its peak in the northern hemisphere Atlantic Ocean from November to December.
false
Hurricane initially form only in the tropics because there is a stronger coriolis near the Equator.
false
If you are in between the warm front and the cold front in a mid-latitude traveling cyclone the weather is cold and dry.
false
In the Huntsville area, orographic uplift is the main cause of precipitation during the summer.
false
Midlatitude traveling cyclones develop along the boundary between the Northeast trades and the Westerlies.
false
Most hurricanes form within one or two degrees of the equator.
false
Most tornadoes that occur in the United States occur during the summer.
false
Source regions are characterized by strong upper level winds that act to drive air masses out of the source region area.
false
Squall lines can form only along frontal boundaries - not in advance of the frontal boundaries.
false
The cool breeze that occurs in association with a summertime thunderstorm is caused by a cold air mass moving into the area.
false
Air mass thunderstorms frequently occur in what type of air mass
mT
Tornadoes, unlike hurricanes, are examples of extreme high pressure systems.
false
When a tornado passes over an area, the air pressure increases. This refers to atmospheric pressure - not wind pressure)
false
When tornadoes and hurricanes pass over the area, the air pressure increases.
false
Winds from hurricanes are the cause of the biggest hurricane related death a destruction.
false
An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is called
mT
Koeppen had this many primary climates in his classification system:
five: A- Tropical B- Dry C- Mild Mid-latitude D- Severe Midlatitude E- Polar
What is a climograph and how is it used in the study of climate?
graph that shows/compares both temperature and precipitation of an area
Mediterranean climates are noted particularly for
having summers that are virtually rainless
An adiabatic process is one in which the
heat exchanged with the surroundings is zero
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Subarctic climates?
heavy winter snow
In the middle latitudes
high pressure cells bring clear, cloudless weather
Summer in a Humid Subtropical climate is uncomfortable because of
high temperatures and high humidity
In the Koeppen system, the type of climates that are unique because their distribution is not governed by geographic location but by topography, are the
highland climates
Normally, much of the good or fair weather of the Northern Hemisphere is associated with
highs
If you were told that a large continental tropical air mass was approaching the area where you lived, which of the following would most likely represent the weather sequence to be expected
hot, fair, and dry conditions
Storm Surge is most closely associated with
hurricanes
No soils, no vegetation.
icecap climate
An example of climatic boundary condition change would be
if the output of the sun were to increase or decrease
It is springtime. Thunderstorms are scattered throughout the area. Condensation drips off your can of beer and it warms before you can drink it. You are most likely
in a maritime tropical air mass
The largest rain area associated with a midlatitude cyclone is located
in advance of the warm front
Deforestation does all of the following, except
increase in evapotranspiration
Millennial-scale oscillations
indicate the earth flips back and forth between warmer states and colder states
Which air mass brings in the foul weather called Nor-Easters
mPa
What are proxy indicators?
insight into the past climates using geological/biological indicators
The cP air mass in North America originates in
interior Alaska and Canada
Carbon dioxide
is a greenhouse gas that may hold the key to important climactic changes
The eccentricity of Earth's orbit
is currently zero, meaning Earth has a circular orbit
Intertropical front weather
is mostly in the form of thunderstorms
The monsoonal climate
is typical in tropical coastal areas
Hurricanes and typhoons are both names for
large, low pressure cells of tropical origin
Polar climates exist based on
latitude
This plays the smallest role in Koeppen's classification system
latitude
The most important determinant of temperature overall is
lattitude
Which of the numbers listed below best represents the percentage of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes
less than 1 percent
Polar climates
lose much solar radiation heat to reflection and ice melting
Although the Subarctic and Tundra climates generally have small precipitation totals, they are considered humid. The reason for this is
low temperatures mean only a small loss to evaporation
Which of the following is not an air mass that influences North America
mA
The ____ air mass often originates as a different air mass in Siberia and is subsequently altered
mP
What air mass is associated with this type of weather: Low clouds and showers in winter
mP
The ____ air mass provides much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern United States
mT
The polar front consists of
mT air of the westerlies meeting cP air of the Polar Easterlies
What air mass would normally dominate Houston
mTa and mTg
Which type of air mass usually contains considerable water vapor
marine air mass
The typical air mass originating over oceans in the latitude zone -- 25 to 35 degrees N and S -- is
maritime tropical
The two most important properties that should be relatively homogeneous at the same altitude in an air mass are
moisture content and temperature
Why is very humid air near the surface a necessary ingredient for severe thunderstorms
more latent heat is then available as energy for the storm
Does either precipitation or lightning occur during the early cumulus-development stage?
no
Why are cT air masses of minor importance in the United States
no large source region is near the United States
Basically, there are three reasons that air rises. The types of precipitation that result when air rises for these reasons is called orographic, cyclonic, and conductional convectional, conductional, and radiational cyclonic, convectional, and conductional none of these
none of these
Large-scale human impacts on the climate may have started how long ago?
only 200 years ago
Wind against a mountain
orographic
Which one of the follow occurrences produces the expansion and cooling needed to produce clouds
positive buoyancy
The Koeppen "B" climate zone is the only one that is determined strictly by
precipitation
If moist winds blow across a high mountain, what kinds of weather conditions would be expected and where
precipitation and clouds on the windward side and at the top
Why do hurricanes in the Atlantic move toward the west during their early stages
prevailing winds are from the east
Why are maritime air masses from the north Atlantic of only limited concern for weather in the United States
prevailing winds move them away from the United States
Rain long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past. The first five words of this weather proverb
refer to a warm front
The principal reasons for aridity in cold midlatitude deserts is
remoteness from sources of moisture
The main distinguishing factor between the three tropical climate types is ____________
seasonal behavior of rainfall
Which of the following primary climates is most likely to be closest to a pole?
sever mid-latitude
In which of the following places are thunderstorms most common
southern Mississippi
Seasonal variation of temperature is at a maximum for ____ climates
subarctic
Which of the following will not cause air to become more unstable
subsidence of an air column
Convectional thunderstorms are most common in
summer
The primary parameters of a climatological classification system are:
temperature and moisture
In the Koeppen system of climate classification, generally the first letter stands for ____________ and the second letter stands for ____________.
temperature; precipitation
A generally accepted boundary beyond which trees will NOT grow is
the 50 degree F isotherm
When the atmosphere is stable with respect to the air parcel prior to saturation, but unstable with respect to the air parcel with it becomes saturated then
the ELR is between the DAR and WAR
A period of minimal sunspot activity between 1645 and 1715 is known
the Maunder Minimum
The producer of many low pressure disturbances over North America in winter is
the Pacific mP air mass
According to the Koeppen system, an A climate is one in which
the average temperature for all months is greater than 18 degrees C
Midlatitude cyclonic storms dominate the weather of the United States
the cooler 6 months
What is the largest climate modifier in the southern hemisphere?
the fact that a very large portion of the southern hemisphere's surface area is composed of water
Climate consists of all of the following, except:
the high temperature for a given day
Climate consists of all the following, except
the high temperature for a given day
Maritime polar air masses in the Northern Hemisphere most often influence
the northwest region of continents
The second letter of the Koeppen letter code gives information about
the precipitation characteristics of the climate subtype
What does the term mesocyclone refer to in reference to a tornado
the rotation motion of the parent thunderstorm
All of the following are true about tropical climates, except
their climates are substantially affected by the movement of Hadley cells
General circulation models have all of the following characteristics, except
they achieve roughly the same results
The most violent, erratic, and unpredictable type of cyclonic storm known is the
tornado
The Fujita Intensity Scale or F scale, is applied to
tornadoes
What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes
trade winds
A Koeppen Climate that has an average temperature for all months grater than 18 degrees C (64 degrees F) is a __________ type of climate.
tropical
A climate that has approximately six months of dry weather and a corresponding six months of wet weather would be a(n) ____________ climate.
tropical (monsoonal)
A strong low pressure system over the eastern U.S. can draw moist air (and stormy conditions) into the Northeastern U.S. even though this area lies in the Westerlies.
true
After the passage of a warm front, temperatures increase
true
An initial cap or inversion is required for the formation of a supercell/severe thunderstorm to develop.
true
Cold fronts have a steeper frontal slope than warm fronts
true
Condensation in the funnel of a tornado produces its characteristic white color.
true
Cyclones are characterized by stormy weather.
true
Fronts are named on the basis of which air mass replaces the one that was formerly in the area.
true
In an anticyclone, air flows downward and outward.
true
In the area behind a cold front, the air would flow from the west/northwest
true
In the wintertime, precipitation in the interior of the U.S. is generated by low pressure, cyclonic storms, whereas during the summertime, it is generated by the flow of air out of the Bermuda High and into the interior of the east coast of the U.S..
true
Just prior to, and during, the passage of a cold front, the pressure drops.
true
Positively charged lightning is more powerful than negatively charged lightning.
true
Severe thunderstorms are characterized by severe wind shear that tilts the clouds.
true
Source regions tend to occur in areas where air subsides.
true
Storm surges along coasts produce more damage than the winds of a hurricane.
true
Storm surges are caused by low atmospheric pressure and wind.
true
Supercell thunderstorms would tend to have mammatus clouds associated with them
true
The cloud type that is most likely present when a warm front is overhead is the nimbostratus cloud.
true
The energy that drives hurricanes is derived from condensation.
true
The lowest pressure in a midlatitude traveling cyclone is at the junction of the warm front and cold front.
true
The symbol for a warm front on a weather map is a red line with semicircles on one side.
true
The westerlies, easterlies, and high pressure areas are a few of the main steering mechanisms of hurricanes.
true
Uplift of air is required for a cumulonimbus cloud to form.
true
When a tornado approaches your house, do NOT try to open the windows.
true
Wind speeds can reach 300 miles per hour in a tornado.
true
in the area behind the warm front in a Midlatitude wave cyclone, the wind would blow from a southerly direction.
true
mP Pacific air masses often originate over Asia as cP air masses and become unstable as they move over the Pacific Ocean towards North America.
true
The ____ supports some plant life but no trees
tundra climate
Which of the following statements is NOT true of tornadoes
usually occur along the warm front of a midlatitude cyclone
A cA air mass would produce
very cold, dry conditions
If Central Canada, during the wintertime, were engulfed in a cP air mass, what type of weather would you expect
very dry and cold conditions
Should Earth be considered a "warm" planet or a "cold" planet? Explain your response.
warm
A cT air mass is
warm and dry
When warm air overtakes cold air
warm front
In terms of cloud cover, occluded front weather is most like
warm front weather
Which of these pairs of processes, working together, will make the atmosphere most unstable
warm the surface and cool the air aloft
Absolute stability prevails
when the lapse rate is less than the wet adiabatic rate
An air mass is a body of air
whose temperature and humidity properties distinguish it from surrounding air