Weather Final Practice Quiz (Exam 3)

1. 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

2. Severe droughts are generally characterized by _ rainfall and _ temperatures

Low, low

Normal, high

Low, high

Low, normal

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

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

5. A waterspout is generally __ than a typical tornadoes and moves than a typical tornado

Smaller, slower

Larger, faster

Smaller, faster

Larger, 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

7. A raindrop which freezes before reaching the ground is called

Sleet

Graupel

Glaze

Snow

8. The majority of hurricane related deaths are caused by

Hail

Lightning

Storm surge

Embedded tornadoes

Wind damage

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

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

Meteorological

Hydrological

Agricultural

Socioeconomic

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

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

Southeast

Southwest

Northeast

Northwest

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

14. The rotating updraft inside a severe thunderstorm is called a

Mesocyclone

Roll cloud

Funnel cloud

Mesohigh

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

16. The Atlantic Hurricane season is from

June through November

September through December

April through July

May through October

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

None of these

Dust devils

Derechos

Waterspouts

Microbursts

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

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

20. Most tornadoes move from

Southwest to northeast

Southeast to northwest

Northwest to southwest

North to south

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

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

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

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

Sulfur dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Methane

CFCs

25. Polar stratospheric clouds play a role in

Global warming

Ozone destruction

Acid rain formation

Photochemical smog

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

27. An aggregate of ice crystals is

A snowflake

Freezing rain

Hail

Glaze

Sleet

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

F0

F1

F4 or F5

F3

F2

29. Tornadoes have an average path length of

10 miles

8 miles

20 miles

4 miles

50 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

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

14 km

4 km

6 km

25 km

1 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

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

70%

36%

24%

99%

50%

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

35. Hurricane type storms are called ______ in the Northern Hemisphere

Tropical cyclones

Monsoons

Mesoscale complexes

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

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

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"

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

A cold front

A thunderstorm

A severe thunderstorm

Clear skies

A tornado

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.

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

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

Southeast

Southwest

Northeast

Northwest

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

50%

25%

5%

10%

65%

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

35,000

1,000

18,000

150

5,000

45. Mesoscale convective complexes move at a speed of about

70 mph

1 mph

40 mph

25 mph

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

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

Weather Final Practice Quiz (Exam 3)

1. Storms that form in the tropics are given names when

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Severe droughts are generally characterized by _____ rainfall and _____ temperatures

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

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

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

6. Mesoscale convective complexes

7. A raindrop which freezes before reaching the ground is called

8. The majority of hurricane related deaths are caused by

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

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

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

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

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

14. The rotating updraft inside a severe thunderstorm is called a

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

16. The Atlantic Hurricane season is from

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

18. An ozone molecule is made up of

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

20. Most tornadoes move from

21. Gustnado's are

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

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

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

25. Polar stratospheric clouds play a role in

26. Dust devils are associated with

27. An aggregate of ice crystals is

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

29. Tornadoes have an average path length of

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

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

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

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

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

35. Hurricane type storms are called ______ in the Northern Hemisphere

36. Most tornadoes have diameters between _____ and ______

37. In a hurricane, the eye wall represents

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

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

40. Where do nor'easters develop or intensify?

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

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

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

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

45. Mesoscale convective complexes move at a speed of about

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

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

2. Severe droughts are generally characterized by _ rainfall and _ temperatures

5. A waterspout is generally __ than a typical tornadoes and moves than a typical tornado

36. Most tornadoes have diameters between _ and __

41. For a storm to be defined as a blizzard winds must be at least _ and temperatures must be or colder