Chapter 20: Storms and Weather Prediction
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The weather in an area stays virtually the same for an entire week. What kind of front probably exists between the nearby air masses?
cold
occluded
stationary
warm
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass?
cold
occluded
stationary
warm
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Atacama Desert in Chile exists because moisture is dropped as snow and rain on one side of the Andes Mountains, leaving little moisture in the air on the other side. This rain shadow effect is caused by
convection.
convergence.
frontal wedging.
orographic lifting.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds flowing from different directions that come together in a locality force air masses aloft. Cloud formation and storms often result. What is the meteorological term for this process?
convection
convergence
frontal wedging
orographic lifting.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A “hook” appearing in the Doppler radar image of a severe storm is often the sign of a
cloud containing hail.
hurricane forming.
lightning strike.
tornado.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these descriptions most accurately describes a Nor’easter?
a tornado that moves toward the northeast
a stationary front that drops a lot of rain on the East Coast
a storm that strikes off the Atlantic coast but does not make landfall
a winter storm system that brings snow in from the Atlantic Ocean
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not associated with a single cumulonimbus cloud?
hurricane
lightning
thunderstorm
tornado
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