Question 1

At the center of a hurricane is a relatively calm region called the ________.

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Question 2

When continental polar air moves over a relatively warm lake, such as the Great Lakes, the air mass acquires both heat and moisture, resulting in ________ on the land leeward of the lake.

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Question 3

Maritime tropical air is the source of much, if not most, of the ________ received in the eastern two-thirds of the United States.

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Question 4

Generally, three stages are involved in the development of thunderstorms: the cumulus stage, mature stage, and ________ stage.

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Question 5

Compare the characteristics (general weather, movement, etc.)of a cold front to a warm front. Also, briefly explain why they exhibit different characteristics.

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Question 6

Hail, thunder, and tornadoes are all characteristic features of a(n)________ front.

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Question 7

The boundary between air masses having different temperatures (and hence, different densities)is called a(n)________.

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Question 8

Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)a scale for ranking how powerful a tornado is
B)an alert that a tornado has been spotted in an area
C)violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud. Maximum winds can approach 480 kilometers (300 miles)per hour.
D)an alert that conditions in an area may be favorable to the development of tornados
E)a situation where dense cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air
F)tropical cyclones with wind speeds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles)per hour. They are fueled by the latent heat that is liberated when huge quantities of water vapor condense.
G)a situation where warmer air actively advances into a region occupied by dense cold air
H)a scale for ranking how powerful a hurricane is
-1)cold front
2)warm front
3)Enhanced Fujita intensity scale
4)Saffir-Simpson scale
5)tornado watch
6)tornado warning
7)tornado
8)hurricane

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Question 9

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front a(n)________ forms.

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Question 10

A large body of air that is characterized by a homogeneity of temperature and moisture at any given level is a(n)________.

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Question 11

Precipitation along a cold front is generally ________ intense and of ________ duration than precipitation associated with a warm front.

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Question 12

Depending on the context, the word ________ may refer to a tornado, a hurricane, or a large-scale atmospheric system in the mid-latitudes. Though on different scales, all have in common a rotational pattern of winds.

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Question 13

Cold fronts are about twice as ________ as warm fronts and move more rapidly, too. These two factors mean warm air is forced aloft more rapidly, and more dramatic weather is produced.

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Question 14

The new generation of weather radar that is capable of detecting precipitation motion directly is called ________ radar.

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Question 15

A hurricane that ranks as a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale is moving north towards an east-west-trending section of the Mississippi coast at 40 kilometers per hour. The net winds on the right side of the storm will be ________ kilometers per hour

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A hurricane that ranks as a...

Question 16

Identify and label each of the color-coded air masses in these two figures. Label figure A and B to state which season they depict.

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Question 17

Summarize the factors that lead to the development, growth, and decay of hurricanes.

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Question 18

Describe "Lake effect" snows in the Great Lakes region and how they form.

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Question 19

Tornadoes are violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a(n)________ that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud.

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Question 20

________ refers to the situation where a warm air glides up along the edge of a cold air mass.

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Quiz 14: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather