Meteorology Final Day 2 Part B

The higher the capping inversion, the ________ likely lake effect snow will occur.

• deeper
• faster
• less
• more

In the early fall in upstate NY, it is common for snow to first fall at the ____________ elevations, because temperatures in our troposphere typically __________.

• higher, decrease

• lower, increase

• middle, stay the same

• flat, increase

If you see lightning then hear thunder 15 seconds later, the thunderstorm is ________ miles away.

• 20
• 10
• 3
• 5

As thunderstorms move eastward over Lake Erie in the early spring, they will tend to ________________.

• weaken
• stall
• intensify
• disappear

As the fetch increases, the snow fall rates will likely ________________________.

• Stay the same

• Fluctuate
• Increase

• Decrease

Hail is formed in what type of cloud?

• Cumulonimbus
• Stratocumulus
• Cirrus
• Nimbostratus

A single-band of lake effect snow tends to have ________________________ snowfall rates compared to multi-bands

• lowe

• inconsistent
• equal
• higher

What will the capping inversion do to the cloud growth above it?

• It will cause the cloud to dissipate.
• It will accelerate growth.

• It will limit/prohibit growth

• It will have no effect on growth

The type of precipitation that is associated with an ice storm is

• Freezing rain
• Sleet
• Snow
• Hail

A thunderstorm is typically the strongest in what stage?

• Calm stage
• Mature stage
• Final stage
• Initial stage