Meteorology

A middle-latitude cyclone is:

• A large scale weather phenomenon that last a few days

• Based on changing conditions of air moving around low pressure

• A pressure system that consists of warm, cold, and occluded fronts

• All answers describe a MLC

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Cold Sector of an MLC has winds blowing with a ________ (direction) component.

• South

• West

• North

• East

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which location will one find the greatest winds?

• Around the Low pressure

• Around the High pressure

• Where isobars are closest together

• Where we find air moving around a pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Based on the picture: Which location will most likely have cumulonimbus clouds visible?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• No location on the transect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is TRUE?

• A is experiencing clear, calm, cool conditions but will be overtaken by warmer air after the warm front moves through

• B is experiencing potentially severe weather

• C is experiencing warm, northerly winds

• D is experiencing long duration rain and clouds

• E is warming up while barometric pressure is decreasing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This forms when an active cold front overtakes a warm front.

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

According to the graph, which two months in 2001 had the most tornadoes?

• April and May

• May and July

• May and June

• June and July

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?

• coriolis force

• hurricanes

• earth's rotation

• convection currents 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny

• Calm

• Stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the standard barometric pressure in millibars?

• 1000mb

• 1024.25mb

• 1013.25mb

• 1020.30mb