Weather Final Practice Quiz (Exam 3)

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    Storms that form in the tropics are given names when 

    • They reach tropical storm strength
    • They become fully developed hurricanes
    • Rotation becomes visible on a satellite photograph
    • They approach to within 250 miles of land
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  • 2. 

    Severe droughts are generally characterized by _____ rainfall and _____ temperatures

    • Low, low

    • Normal, high

    • Low, high

    • Low, normal

    Correct Answer
    A. Low, high
  • 3. 

    What form of precipitation would most likely cause a large area to be without power because of downed power lines? 

    • Hail

    • Freezing rain

    • Sleet

    • Rain

    • Snow

    Correct Answer
    A. Freezing rain
  • 4. 

    In a radar reflectivity image of a supercell thunderstorm, the appearance of a "hook" shape usually indicates the presence of 

    • Lightning

    • The anvil cloud

    • The mesocyclone

    • Flooding

    Correct Answer
    A. The mesocyclone
  • 5. 

    A waterspout is generally ________ than a typical tornadoes and moves ______ than a typical tornado

    • Smaller, slower

    • Larger, faster

    • Smaller, faster

    • Larger, slower

    Correct Answer
    A. Smaller, slower
  • 6. 

    Mesoscale convective complexes

    • Produce little precipitation

    • Have a lifetime of at least 6 hours

    • Do not produce lightning

    • Are associated with a cold front

    Correct Answer
    A. Have a lifetime of at least 6 hours
  • 7. 

    A raindrop which freezes before reaching the ground is called

    • Sleet

    • Graupel

    • Glaze

    • Snow

    Correct Answer
    A. Sleet
  • 8. 

    The majority of hurricane related deaths are caused by

    • Hail

    • Lightning

    • Storm surge

    • Embedded tornadoes

    • Wind damage

    Correct Answer
    A. Storm surge
  • 9. 

    About 69% of all tornadoes fall into which of the following categories in the Fujita Scale? 

    • F0 and F5

    • F0 and F1

    • F2 and F3

    • F4 and F5

    Correct Answer
    A. F0 and F1
  • 10. 

    The type of drought where surface and subsurface water supplies are below normal is known as a ______ drought

    • Meteorological

    • Hydrological

    • Agricultural

    • Socioeconomic

    Correct Answer
    A. Hydrological
  • 11. 

    The strong vertical wind shear contributing to supercell thunderstorm development refers to the change in 

    • Wind direction with height

    • Wind speed with height

    • Wind speed and wind direction with height

    Correct Answer
    A. Wind speed and wind direction with height
  • 12. 

    On which side of a supercell thunderstorm would a tornado most likely tend to form?

    • Southeast

    • Southwest

    • Northeast

    • Northwest

    Correct Answer
    A. Southwest
  • 13. 

    If a hurricane is moving north, the strongest winds would be located to the ______ of the center of the storm

    • South

    • West

    • East

    • North

    Correct Answer
    A. East
  • 14. 

    The rotating updraft inside a severe thunderstorm is called a

    • Mesocyclone

    • Roll cloud

    • Funnel cloud

    • Mesohigh

    Correct Answer
    A. Mesocyclone
  • 15. 

    The main reason hurricanes don't develop over the south Atlantic Ocean adjacent to South America is because 

    • The air at the surface is always diverging

    • The Coriolis force is too small there

    • The pressure gradient force is too weak in that area

    • The surface water temperatures are too cold

    Correct Answer
    A. The surface water temperatures are too cold
  • 16. 

    The Atlantic Hurricane season is from

    • June through November

    • September through December

    • April through July

    • May through October

    Correct Answer
    A. June through November
  • 17. 

    What atmospheric phenomenon that we observe on Earth have we observed on another planet?

    • None of these

    • Dust devils

    • Derechos

    • Waterspouts

    • Microbursts

    Correct Answer
    A. Dust devils
  • 18. 

    An ozone molecule is made up of

    • 1 oxygen and 1 chlorine atom

    • 3 oxygen atoms

    • 2 oxygen atoms

    • 2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms

    • 2 oxygen and 1 chlorine atom

    Correct Answer
    A. 3 oxygen atoms
  • 19. 

    A weather event in which straight-line winds blow down trees and damage structures along a path of 400 km (240 miles) or more is called a 

    • Derecho

    • Tornado

    • Microburst

    • Dust devil

    • Waterspout

    Correct Answer
    A. Derecho
  • 20. 

    Most tornadoes move from

    • Southwest to northeast

    • Southeast to northwest

    • Northwest to southwest

    • North to south

    Correct Answer
    A. Southwest to northeast
  • 21. 

    Gustnado's are

    • Weak tornadoes and easy to forecast

    • Powerful tornadoes and difficult to forecast

    • Weak tornadoes and difficult to forecast

    • Powerful tornadoes and easy to forecast

    Correct Answer
    A. Weak tornadoes and difficult to forecast
  • 22. 

    What is the approximiate lifetime of a chlorofluorocarbon molecule in the atmosphere?

    • A few days to a few weeks

    • 5 to 10 years

    • 50 to 100 years

    • 6 to 9 months

    • 250 to 300 years

    Correct Answer
    A. 50 to 100 years
  • 23. 

    The first three stages of a developing hurricane are (from first stage to third stage) 

    • Tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm

    • Cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm

    • Tropical disturbance, tropical storm, typhoon

    • Tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm

    Correct Answer
    A. Tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm
  • 24. 

    The Montreal Protocol was a global agreement to end the commercial production of

    • Sulfur dioxide

    • Carbon dioxide

    • Methane

    • CFCs

    Correct Answer
    A. CFCs
  • 25. 

    Polar stratospheric clouds play a role in

    • Global warming

    • Ozone destruction

    • Acid rain formation

    • Photochemical smog

    Correct Answer
    A. Ozone destruction
  • 26. 

    Dust devils are associated with

    • Sunny days with light winds

    • Cloudy days with light winds

    • Cloudy days with strong winds

    • Sunny days with strong winds

    Correct Answer
    A. Sunny days with light winds
  • 27. 

    An aggregate of ice crystals is 

    • A snowflake

    • Freezing rain

    • Hail

    • Glaze

    • Sleet

    Correct Answer
    A. A snowflake
  • 28. 

    Most waterspouts would fall into which category on the Fujita scale?

    • F0

    • F1

    • F4 or F5

    • F3

    • F2

    Correct Answer
    A. F0
  • 29. 

    Tornadoes have an average path length of

    • 10 miles

    • 8 miles

    • 20 miles

    • 4 miles

    • 50 miles

    Correct Answer
    A. 4 miles
  • 30. 

    Which of the following regions would you expect to have the most tornadoes in the winter?

    • Southern great plains

    • Northern great plains

    • Southern gulf states

    • Oklahoma

    Correct Answer
    A. Southern gulf states
  • 31. 

    The size of a microburst is always less than _____ in diameter 

    • 14 km

    • 4 km

    • 6 km

    • 25 km

    • 1 km

    Correct Answer
    A. 4 km
  • 32. 

    The ozone hole is most intense (lowest ozone concentrations) around

    • Late September to mid October

    • During april

    • Late June to mid July

    • During December

    • Late February to mid march

    Correct Answer
    A. Late September to mid October
  • 33. 

    The 1930s dust bowl draught severely affected about _____ of the United States

    • 70%

    • 36%

    • 24%

    • 99%

    • 50%

    Correct Answer
    A. 70%
  • 34. 

    What is the element released from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that has been identified as the main cause of the Antarctic ozone hole? 

    • Chlorine

    • Fluorine

    • Carbon

    • Sulfur

    • Sodium

    Correct Answer
    A. Chlorine
  • 35. 

    Hurricane type storms are called ______ in the Northern Hemisphere 

    • Tropical cyclones

    • Monsoons

    • Mesoscale complexes

    • Typhoons

    Correct Answer
    A. Typhoons
  • 36. 

    Most tornadoes have diameters between _____ and ______

    • 20 m, and 100 m

    • 200 m, and 1200 m

    • 3 m, and 100 m

    • 100 m, and 600 m

    • 50 m, and 300 m

    Correct Answer
    A. 100 m, and 600 m
  • 37. 

    In a hurricane, the eye wall represents

    • The exact center of the storm

    • The area of broken cloudiness at the center

    • A layer of cirrus cloud in the center of the storm

    • A zone of intense thunderstorms around the center

    • A region of light winds at low pressure

    Correct Answer
    A. A zone of intense thunderstorms around the center
  • 38. 

    The two most costly natural disasters in U.S. history to date are hurricane Katrina and

    • The January 1998 northeast ice storm

    • The 1987-1989 drought

    • The great flood of 1993

    • Hurricane Andrew

    • The march 1993 "storm of the century"

    Correct Answer
    A. The 1987-1989 drought
  • 39. 

    In order for a microburst to be produced, there must be

    • A cold front

    • A thunderstorm

    • A severe thunderstorm

    • Clear skies

    • A tornado

    Correct Answer
    A. A thunderstorm
  • 40. 

    Where do nor'easters develop or intensify?

    • Over the gulf of mexico

    • Over eastern canada

    • Over the central midwest U.S.

    • Off the eastern seaboard of the U.S.

    Correct Answer
    A. Off the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
  • 41. 

    For a storm to be defined as a blizzard winds must be at least _______ and temperatures must be ______ or colder

    • 35 mph, 20 degrees f

    • 25 mph, 10 degrees f

    • 25 mph, 20 degrees f

    • 60 mph, 0 degrees f

    • 35 mph, 10 degrees f

    Correct Answer
    A. 35 mph, 20 degrees f
  • 42. 

    Blizzard conditions often develop on the ________ side of intense low pressure systems 

    • Southeast

    • Southwest

    • Northeast

    • Northwest

    Correct Answer
    A. Northwest
  • 43. 

    When a tropical disturbance forms, there is about _____ chance it will continue to develop into a hurricane 

    • 50%

    • 25%

    • 5%

    • 10%

    • 65%

    Correct Answer
    A. 5%
  • 44. 

    The European heat wave in 2003 was responsible for about ______ deaths

    • 35,000

    • 1,000

    • 18,000

    • 150

    • 5,000

    Correct Answer
    A. 1,000
  • 45. 

    Mesoscale convective complexes move at a speed of about

    • 70 mph

    • 1 mph

    • 40 mph

    • 25 mph

    • 10 mph

    Correct Answer
    A. 10 mph
  • 46. 

    At its peak, the southern hemisphere ozone hole has an area about the size of

    • The north american continent

    • Delaware

    • The lower 48 united states

    • Canada

    • Texas

    Correct Answer
    A. The north american continent
  • 47. 

    The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation has cool and warm phases of sea surface temperature that last for

    • 3-7 years

    • 6-18 months

    • 10-18 years

    • 60-80 years

    • 20-40 years

    Correct Answer
    A. 20-40 years

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