Lecture Quiz 5
1
Winds at the earth’s surface always flow:
- A. From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
- B. From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
- C. From areas of hot temperatures to areas of cold temperatures
- D. From areas of hot temperatures to areas of cold temperatures
- E. Parallel to isobars
Answer:
- A. From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
2
Precipitation in midlatitudes usually forms via:
- A. The Collision-Coalescence Process
- B. The Three-phase Process
- C. Convection
- D. Orographic Lift
- E. All of the above
Answer:
- B. The Three-phase Process
3
Which of the following clouds typically produce precipitation
- A. Altostratus
- B. Cirrus
- C. Stratus
- D. Nimbostratus
- E. All of the above
Answer:
- D. Nimbostratus
4
Depending on the latitude, this phenomena deflects winds as a function of wind speed speed.
- A. Friction
- B. Pressure Gradient Force
- C. Coriolis Effect
- D. Centrifugal Force
- E. Rotational Force
Answer:
- C. Coriolis Effect
5
Anti-cyclones are associated with
- A. Cloudy skies and high pressure
- B. Cloud-free skies and high pressure
- C. Cloud-free skies and low pressure
- D. Cloudy skies and low pressure
- E. Severe weather (e.g, tornadoes)
Answer:
- B. Cloud-free skies and high pressure
6
This feature is common over continents in the summer and near the equator
- A. Thermal Highs
- B. Adiabatic Winds
- C. Thermal Lows
- D. Warm Fronts
- E. Cold Fronts
Answer:
- C. Thermal Lows
7
When a cold front “catches” up to a warm front, a low-pressure system begins the process of :
- A. Anti-Cyclogenesis
- B. Frontal Destruction
- C. Acceleration
- D. Cyclogenesis
- E. Occlusion
Answer:
- E. Occlusion
8
Continental polar air masses tend to be
- A. Colder than Maritime polar air masses
- B. Warmer than Maritime polar air masses
- C. Drier than Maritime tropical air masses
- D. A & C
- E. B & C
Answer:
- D. A & C
9
Which cloud forms highest in the sky?
- A. Cirrostratus
- B. Altostratus
- C. Altocumulus
- D. Cumulus
- E. Fog
Answer:
- A. Cirrostratus
10
Clouds form via:
- A. Convection
- B. Fronts and Convergence
- C. Orographic Lift
- D. Radiative Cooling (Fog)
- E. All of the above
Answer:
- E. All of the above
11
Extra credit: What is my dog’s name? Hint: You can find her name & picture showing how she wears a sweater to reduce her LW flux density and stay warm during the winter.
- A. Yarrow
- B. Fido
- C. Bean
- D. Doggy
- E. Max
Answer:
- A. Yarrow