Meteorology Weather Fundamentals Test Review

Which type of fog forms in valleys and can be over 1,000 feet thick, especially across the intermountain west region, in winter?

• Valley Fog

• Radiation Fog

• Advection Fog

• Upslope Fog

Which type of fog forms when cold air blows over much warmer water?

• Sea Smoke (Steam Fog)

• Radiation Fog

• Advection Fog

• Upslope Fog

Which type of precipitation is classified as frozen liquid and ice and is often found in severe thunderstorms?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

Which type of precipitation is partially frozen water droplets?

• Sleet

• Rain

• Snow

• Hail

If an air mass is described as cold and moist, it would likely be ____.

• mP

• cT

• mT

• cP

When the cold front catches up with and combines with the warm front, the new front is known as a(n) ______ front.

• occluded

• stationary

• warm

• cold

The leading edge of cold air is a ______ front.

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

Ahead of a warm front (on the cool side), steady and light precipitation is likely. True or False

• True

• False

‘Hot winds’, which downslope off an elevated desert plateau and blow across parts of California, are known as ______.

• Santa Ana winds

• Chinook winds

• Mistral winds

• Sirocco winds

The process that is most responsible for the transfer of energy throughout our atmosphere is ______.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• evaporation