Meterology

In Connecticut, dry, cold air masses (cP) often interact with moist, warm air masses (mT). Which statement correctly matches each air mass with its usual geographic source region?

• cP is from the North Atlantic Ocean and mT is from the deserts of the southwestern United States.

• cP is from northern Canada and mT is from the deserts of the southwestern United States.

• cP is from northern Canada and mT is from the Gulf of Mexico.

• cP is from the North Atlantic Ocean and mT is from the Gulf of Mexico.

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An air mass entering Alaska from the northern Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled on a weather map as

• cP

• cT

• mP

• mT

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Most tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere are best described as violently rotating columns of air surrounded by

• clockwise surface winds moving toward the columns

• clockwise surface winds moving away from the columns

• counterclockwise surface winds moving toward the columns

• counterclockwise surface winds moving away from the columns

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What is the usual surface wind pattern around the eye of Northern Hemisphere hurricanes?

• clockwise and outward

• clockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and outward

• counterclockwise and inward

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Which air mass is normally associated with the formation of hurricanes?

• continental tropical

• maritime tropical

• continental polar

• maritime polar

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Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?

• rising, expanding, cooling, condensation

• rising, contracting, warming, evaporation

• sinking, expanding, warming, condensation

• sinking, contracting, cooling, evaporation

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Which map shows normal paths followed by low-pressure storm centers at they pass across the United States?

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When the eye of a hurricane reaches 30˚N latitude, this hurricane will most likely be pushed by planetary winds. What is the name of these planetary winds?

• northwest winds

• southwest winds

• northeast winds

• southeast winds

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What type of isolines are shown on the map?

• isobards

• isoseismals

• contour line

• isotherms

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What type of front extends southwest of Oklahoma City?

• warm

• cold

• occluded

• stationary

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