Question 1

When it comes to mid-latitude cyclones and anti-cyclones, airflow aloft has very little relationship (if any)with airflow at Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

On a weather map, ________ are shown by a line with triangular points on one side.

Accepted Answer

A)  warm fronts
B)  cold fronts
C)  occluded fronts
D)  dragon mouthsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hail, thunder, and tornadoes are all characteristic...

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
A hurricane that ranks as a...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an active cold front overtakes a...

Question 6

Once warm, moist air, is lifted, the buoyancy necessary to maintain its upward flight is provided by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  release of latent heat
B)  frontal wedging
C)  adiabatic cooling
D)  lightning and accompanying thunderE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 14: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

When it comes to mid-latitude cyclones and anti-cyclones, airflow aloft has very little relationship (if any)with airflow at Earth's surface.

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On a weather map, ________ are shown by a line with triangular points on one side.

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

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Once warm, moist air, is lifted, the buoyancy necessary to maintain its upward flight is provided by ________.

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

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Exam 14: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

When it comes to mid-latitude cyclones and anti-cyclones, airflow aloft has very little relationship (if any)with airflow at Earth's surface.

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On a weather map, ________ are shown by a line with triangular points on one side.

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

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Once warm, moist air, is lifted, the buoyancy necessary to maintain its upward flight is provided by ________.

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

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