WorksheetsWeather Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Near the equator, there is an area of thunderstorms almost every day. This is called the...
midlatitude low
itcz
anticyclone
hadley cell
Where is the low in this image?
"A"
"B"
"C"
"D"
The circled feature is called a(n)
cyclone
ridge
trough
cap
What kind of airmass is likely in the green area?
cP
cT
mP
mT
The circled stations are on opposite sides of a dryline. The vary significantly in...
temperature
pressure
dew point
all of these
What wind is shown in this station model?
A NE wind at 10kt
A SW wind at 10kt
A NE wind at 5kt
A SW wind at 5mph
This is a real station model. What's the pressure?
993mb
999.3mb
984mb
-11mb
The dew point in this station model is...
91
80
150
1015.0
Which boundary is an occluded front?
"1"
"2"
"3"
"4"
Which was is the boundary moving?
"A"
"B"
"C"
"D"
Which boundary type is most associated with strong severe weather in the midwest?
cold front
warm fron
occluded front
dry line
What kind of precipitation would you forecast with this sounding?
rain
snow
freezing rain
hail
What is the temperature at 500mb?
0
-10
-20
-30
How was this image - which shows the temperature of the clouds - taken?
a radar
a satellite
a numerical model, like the HRRR
ground observation stations
To actually measure and plot a skew-t, which tool is used?
a radar
a satellite
a weather balloon
What is the primary threat in Bay Springs, in this image?
There is none
lightning
hail
tornado
What is the risk for this warning?
lightning
hail
flash flooding
tornado
What is this radar signature called?
a bow echo
a hook echo
a bounded weak echo region
a multicell cluster
This storm is...
strenghtening
weakening
What is the primary threat with this structure?
straight line wind
tornado
hail
flooding
What kind of cloud is this?
wall cloud
mesocyclone
funnel cloud
shelf cloud
The area with a question mark is a(n):
updraft
downdraft
tornado
haboob
this tornado is...
at the beginning of its life
at the end of its life
What kind of cloud is this, and what threat is associated with it?
a shelf cloud, straight line winds
a shelf cloud, tornado
a wall cloud, straight line winds
a wall cloud, tornado
Where is the tornado in this image?
A
B
C
D
This image has a storm labeled a "supercell". This storm is notable because it's alone. The scientific name for this is...
mammatus cloud
wall cloud
discrete
mesocyclonic
What is the name for the BLUE shaded area?
CAPE
CIN
LCL
LFC
Are tornadoes immediately likely with this sounding?
yes: there's lots of CAPE
yes: there's lots of CIN
No: there's lots of CAPE
no: there's lots of CIN
The "EL" is where in this image?
A
B
C
Where is it warmest in this cloud?
A
B
C
What kind of cloud is this?
cumulonimbus
cumulus
cirrus
altocumulus
Which variable would correspond to the area with a star?
LCL
LFC
EL
CIN
this is...
HP
classic
LP
This cloud - which is rotating - is called
a mesocyclone
a tornado
a wall cloud
a shelf cloud
This mode shows the VELOCITY of the wind within a thunderstorm. Here, a strong tornado is evident. The wind is changing direction and speed. We call this:
vorticity
shear
VIL
BWER
The structure in the right - in the reflectivity - is called
a bow echo
a hook echo
a hail core
a hurricane
At left in this image, there is a minima of CC coincident with a couplet. This is a strong signal proving...
tornado debris
large hail
violent lightning
a mesocyclone, but no tornado
The "EF" scale is based on...
measured wind speed
radar estimated wind speed
pressure drop within the tornado
damage
It is possible to rank a tornado on the EF scale by its appearance
true
false
The primary threat of this storm is
tornado
straight line winds
hail
flash flooding
This TLE is..
a jet
a sprite
a gnome
a ghost
Within a tornado, there are smaller, stronger vortexes. Why do these do more damage?
the conservation of angular momentum
The have much higher density
They have much higher pressure
They have larger radii than the parent tornado
Behind most tornadoes, there is an area with NO clouds. This is...
an updraft
a downdraft
The area between the LCL and CAPE - called "CIN" - serves what function in thunderstorm formation?
it is where the storm gets its energy
it causes the storm to spin
it allows the lowest atmosphere to warm
it causes clouds to form, lowering the dew point
Are thunderstorms likely with this sounding?
yes
no
In this sounding, we'd expect...
relatively high cloud bases
relatively low cloud bases
What is the unit of pressure in meteorology?
mb
pascal
inHg
Torr
In which layer of the atmosphere does all relevant meteorology happen?
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
where would you look for this pattern in the atmosphere?
the upper atmosphere
near the surface
Where is the anticyclone more likely?
in the trough
in the ridge
halfway between them
High pressure in the northern hemisphere rotates...
clockwise
counterclockwise
Why do weather systems rotate on earth?
the pressure gradient force
the jet stream
the coriolis effect
the itcz
where is the wind the fastest?
A
B
C
D
Where is the pressure the lowest?
A
B
C
D
there is significant scientific debate within climate change about the root forcing for the 1ºC rise since 1900
true
false
The main cause for warming since 1900 must be:
human cause
natural
Which model is best for short term forecasting (1-2 days)
GFS
HRRR
NAM
Which is the United States's global model?
NAM
WRF
HRRR
GFS
What is the primary reason the scientific information about anthropogenic climate change has not been widely accepted in the wider public space?
inconclusive science
it's a very new idea
the church denies climate change
deliberate disinformation
What is the primary cause of charge separation in a thunderstorm?
ice and water have different properties
wind shear
there's a natural gradient of charge in the atmosphere
high CAPE
The process of drawing a weather map by hand is called
objective analysis
isoplething
skew-t analysis
doppler method
can isopleths EVER cross?
yes
no
which airmass cannot happen?
mA
mP
cA
cT
in this image, you would expect...
a more active weather pattern
a more quiet weather pattern
The weather in kansas city is mainly driven by...
the ITCZ
the polar cell
subtropical highs
midlatitude cyclones
At right, i've circled a feature where the wind in adjacent bins is pointing opposite directions, a strong indication of rotation. This is called
a hook echo
a bow echo
a bounded weak echo region
gate to gate shear
this is a ...
supercellular tornado
dust devil
landspout
What is causing the purple in the hook echo here?
hail
lightning
tornado debris
the tornado itself
Air pressure in the atmosphere decreases
linerally
exponentially
