Reference no: EM133373584
Question 1
Which of the following would NOT be associated with stable atmospheric conditions?
temperature inversions
widespread fog
dreary overcast skies with light drizzle
afternoon thundershowers
Question 2
A dark, gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is which type of cloud?
cirrus
altostratus
nimbostratus
cirrostratus
Question 3
On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side.
cold
warm
occluded
stationary
Question 4
Which of the following is affected by the Coriolis effect?
only wind speed
both wind speed and wind direction
only wind direction
neither wind speed nor wind direction
Question 5
A wind shift from the south or southwest to the northwest is commonly associated with the passage of which type of front?
neither warm nor cold
stationary
cold
warm
Question 6
If an observer sees cirrus clouds, followed later by cirrostratus and then altostratus, he/she is witnessing the approach of which type of front?
warm or cold
cold
none of these
warm
Question 7
Which air mass produces much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern United States?
mP
cT
mT
cP
Question 8
Most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?
subpolar easterlies
westerlies
doldrums
trade winds
Question 9
What is the most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere?
cooling by compression of air
radiation cooling
cooling by expansion of air
cooling by release of latent heat of vaporization
Question 10
Which of the following is true about a steep pressure gradient?
produces strong winds
would be depicted by widely spaced isobars
produces light winds
is only possible in the tropics