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The specific track taken by an extra-tropical cyclone depends on Student Response A. the pattern of upper-level westerlies in which the storm is embedded. Value 100% Feedback

B. the direction of the surface winds. Score: 2. A(n) ____________ air mass has greatest temperature change between winter and summer. Student Response A. maritime tropical B. continental polar 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. maritime polar D. equatorial Score: 3. Contrasting air masses are brought together to form fronts by the surface winds about centers of ______ pressure. Student Response A. low Value 100% Feedback 0.5/0.5

B. high Score: 4. In equal volumes, which one of the following air masses exerts the highest surface air pressure? Student Response A. cP B. A 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. mP D. cT E. mT Score: 5. A land breeze is generally ______ than a sea breeze. Student Response A. stronger B. Score: 6. In the southwestern United States, heat (thermal) lows generally Student Response Value Feedback weaker 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

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remain stationary.

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B. drift slowly westward. C. are very cold. D. track toward New England. E. move southeastward. Score: 7. An occluded front forms Student Response A. during the early stages in the life cycle of a wave cyclone. B. just as an extra-tropical cyclone approaches maturity. 0% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. late in the life cycle of an extra-tropical cyclone. D. near the center of an anticyclone. E. None of the above is correct. Score: 8. As a chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of a mountain range, Student Response A. the air temperature rises. B. the saturation vapor pressure increases. C. the relative humidity decreases. D. All of the above are correct. 100% Value Feedback 0/0.5

E. None of the above is correct. Score: 9. In the track of an extra-tropical cyclone, the area to the right of the system's forward motion is Student Response A. relatively cold B. Score: 10. At the same pressure, which one of the following air masses is most dense in winter? Student Response A. maritime tropical B. arctic 100% Value Feedback relatively warm 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. maritime polar D. continental tropical E. continental polar

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If the surface wind backs from northeast to north, Boston usually experiences Student Response A. cold air advection. Value 100% Feedback

B. warm air advection. C. snow changing to rain. D. falling air pressure. E. hail. Score: 12. The warmest sector of a mature extra-tropical cyclone is usually __________ of the cyclone center. Student Response A. northeast B. northwest C. southeast 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

D. southwest Score: 13. In summer, at the same pressure, maritime tropical air is ______ continental tropical air. Student Response A. more dense than B. as dense as C. Score: 14. What is the surface wind direction in the northwest sector of a mature extra-tropical cyclone? Student Response A. southeast B. east C. south D. northwest E. Score: 15. An intense extra-tropical cyclone tracks up the Mississippi River Valley and passes well to the west of Chicago. As the cold front sweeps through Chicago, the wind shifts from the south to the Student Response A. southeast. B. southwest. 100% Value Feedback southwest 0/0.5 0% Value Feedback less dense than 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

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Surface air pressure drops when horizontal divergence aloft ______ horizontal convergence at the surface. Student Response A. balances B. is greater than 100% Value Feedback

C. is less than Score: 17. A front is a narrow zone of transition between air masses that contrast in Student Response A. temperature. B. vapor pressure. C. density. D. Any of these is correct. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

E. None of these is correct. Score: 18. A mountain breeze blows Student Response A. upslope at night. B. upslope during the day. C. downslope at night. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

D. downslope during the day. Score: 19. Usually air mass modification is most rapid when Student Response A. continental polar air moves over a frozen lake. B. continental polar air travels over a snow-covered ground. C. continental polar air moves over bare ground. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

D. maritime tropical air moves over bare ground. Score: 20. If the surface wind veers from east to southeast to south, Baltimore usually experiences Student Response A. cold air advection. B. warm air advection. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. rain changing to snow.

D. rising air pressure. E. falling temperatures. Score: 1. At the same pressure, which one of the following air masses is least dense? Student Response A. maritime tropical Value 100% Feedback 0.5/0.5

B. arctic C. maritime polar D. continental tropical E. continental polar Score: 2. A land breeze is generally ______ than a sea breeze. Student Response A. stronger B. Score: 3. Extra-tropical cyclones that occur with the greatest frequency over North America: Student Response A. Colorado B. South Pacific C. Panhandle D. East Gulf E. Score: 4. The specific track taken by an extra-tropical cyclone depends on Student Response A. the pattern of upper-level westerlies in which the storm is embedded. Value 100% Feedback Alberta 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback weaker 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

B. the direction of the surface winds. Score: 5. In summer, at the same pressure, maritime tropical air is ______ continental tropical air. Student Response A. more dense than B. as dense as C. Score: less dense than 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

6. The most common type of occlusion in the Great Lakes region is the Student Response A. warm-type occlusion. B. Cape Hatteras occlusion. C. cold-type occlusion. 100% Value Feedback

D. Alberta-type occlusion. E. Panhandle hook occlusion. Score: 7. If a weather station reports a wind shift from northeast to north and then northwest and a steady rain turning to snow flurries, the low center is most likely moving Student Response A. from west to east, north of the station. B. from northeast to southwest, north of the station. C. from southwest to northeast, east of the station. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

D. from southwest to northeast, north of the station. E. None of the above is correct. Score: 8. Chinook winds Student Response A. warm at the moist adiabatic rate. B. flow downhill under the influence of gravity. 0% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. occur only on the windward slopes of a mountain range. D. All of the above are correct. E. None of the above is correct. Score: 9. What is the surface wind direction in the northwest sector of a mature extra-tropical cyclone? Student Response A. southeast B. east 0% Value Feedback 0/0.5

C. south D. northwest E. southwest Score: 10. Contrasting air masses are brought together to form fronts by the surface winds about centers of ______ pressure. Student Response A. low Value 100% Feedback 0/0.5

B. high Score: 11. A dust devil Student Response A. may resemble a small tornado. B. is not linked to a cloud. C. typically causes little or no property damage. D. All of these are correct. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

E. None of these is correct. Score: 12. A cirrus cloud indicates ______ air advection aloft. Student Response A. warm Value 100% Feedback 0.5/0.5

B. cold Score: 13. The katabatic wind flows Student Response A. downhill Value 100% Feedback 0.5/0.5

B. uphill Score: 14. If the surface wind veers from east to southeast to south, Baltimore usually experiences Student Response A. cold air advection. B. warm air advection. 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. rain changing to snow. D. rising air pressure. E. falling temperatures. Score: 15. In winter, maritime polar air is ______ continental polar air. Student Response A. colder than B. warmer than 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

C. about the same temperature as D. more humid than Score: 0.5/0.5

16. As a warm front approaches, clouds appear in which one of the following sequences? Student Response A. cirrus, altostratus, stratus B. stratus, altostratus, cirrus 0% Value Feedback

C. cumulus, cumulonimbus, cirrus D. cumulonimbus, cumulus, nimbostratus E. nimbostratus, cirrocumulus, cirrus Score: 17. A source region for continental tropical air is Student Response A. northern Canada. B. the American Southwest. C. the Gulf of Mexico. 0% Value Feedback 0/0.5

D. the North Atlantic. E. None of these is correct. Score: 18. A surface wind that backs with time indicates that you are situated on the ______ side of the track of an extra-tropical cyclone. Student Response A. cold Value 100% Feedback 0/0.5

B. warm Score: 19. In the track of an extra-tropical cyclone, the area to the right of the system's forward motion is Student Response A. relatively cold B. Score: 20. In a mature extra-tropical cyclone, fog and drizzle are most likely to develop Student Response A. to the northwest of the low center. B. in the warm air behind the warm front. C. in the cold air just ahead of the surface warm front. 100% Value Feedback relatively warm 0.5/0.5 100% Value Feedback 0.5/0.5

D. in the warm air just ahead of the surface cold front. E. None of the above is correct. Score: 0.5/0.5