Weather Final Practice Quiz (Exam 3)
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Exam 3 questions & answers
- 1.The rotating updraft inside a severe thunderstorm is called a
- A.
Mesocyclone
- B.
Roll cloud
- C.
Funnel cloud
- D.
Mesohigh
- 2.The strong vertical wind shear contributing to supercell thunderstorm development refers to the change in
- A.
Wind direction with height
- B.
Wind speed with height
- C.
Wind speed and wind direction with height
- 3.In a radar reflectivity image of a supercell thunderstorm, the appearance of a "hook" shape usually indicates the presence of
- A.
Lightning
- B.
The anvil cloud
- C.
The mesocyclone
- D.
Flooding
- 4.A raindrop which freezes before reaching the ground is called
- A.
Sleet
- B.
Graupel
- C.
Glaze
- D.
Snow
- 5.The main reason hurricanes don't develop over the south Atlantic Ocean adjacent to South America is because
- A.
The air at the surface is always diverging
- B.
The Coriolis force is too small there
- C.
The pressure gradient force is too weak in that area
- D.
The surface water temperatures are too cold
- 6.An ozone molecule is made up of
- A.
1 oxygen and 1 chlorine atom
- B.
3 oxygen atoms
- C.
2 oxygen atoms
- D.
2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
- E.
2 oxygen and 1 chlorine atom
- 7.The Montreal Protocol was a global agreement to end the commercial production of
- A.
Sulfur dioxide
- B.
Carbon dioxide
- C.
Methane
- D.
CFCs
- 8.On which side of a supercell thunderstorm would a tornado most likely tend to form?
- A.
Southeast
- B.
Southwest
- C.
Northeast
- D.
Northwest
- 9.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
- A.
Derecho
- B.
Tornado
- C.
Microburst
- D.
Dust devil
- E.
Waterspout
- 10.Hurricane type storms are called ______ in the Northern Hemisphere
- A.
Tropical cyclones
- B.
Monsoons
- C.
Mesoscale complexes
- D.
Typhoons
- 11.The Atlantic Hurricane season is from
- A.
June through November
- B.
September through December
- C.
April through July
- D.
May through October
- 12.What atmospheric phenomenon that we observe on Earth have we observed on another planet?
- A.
None of these
- B.
Dust devils
- C.
Derechos
- D.
Waterspouts
- E.
Microbursts
- 13.Dust devils are associated with
- A.
Sunny days with light winds
- B.
Cloudy days with light winds
- C.
Cloudy days with strong winds
- D.
Sunny days with strong winds
- 14.For a storm to be defined as a blizzard winds must be at least _______ and temperatures must be ______ or colder
- A.
35 mph, 20 degrees f
- B.
25 mph, 10 degrees f
- C.
25 mph, 20 degrees f
- D.
60 mph, 0 degrees f
- E.
35 mph, 10 degrees f
- 15.What form of precipitation would most likely cause a large area to be without power because of downed power lines?
- A.
Hail
- B.
Freezing rain
- C.
Sleet
- D.
Rain
- E.
Snow
- 16.Most tornadoes move from
- A.
Southwest to northeast
- B.
Southeast to northwest
- C.
Northwest to southwest
- D.
North to south
- 17.Gustnado's are
- A.
Weak tornadoes and easy to forecast
- B.
Powerful tornadoes and difficult to forecast
- C.
Weak tornadoes and difficult to forecast
- D.
Powerful tornadoes and easy to forecast
- 18.An aggregate of ice crystals is
- A.
A snowflake
- B.
Freezing rain
- C.
Hail
- D.
Glaze
- E.
Sleet
- 19.The first three stages of a developing hurricane are (from first stage to third stage)
- A.
Tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm
- B.
Cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm
- C.
Tropical disturbance, tropical storm, typhoon
- D.
Tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm
- 20.The type of drought where surface and subsurface water supplies are below normal is known as a ______ drought
- A.
Meteorological
- B.
Hydrological
- C.
Agricultural
- D.
Socioeconomic
- 21.When a tropical disturbance forms, there is about _____ chance it will continue to develop into a hurricane
- A.
50%
- B.
25%
- C.
5%
- D.
10%
- E.
65%
- 22.Mesoscale convective complexes move at a speed of about
- A.
70 mph
- B.
1 mph
- C.
40 mph
- D.
25 mph
- E.
10 mph
- 23.The majority of hurricane related deaths are caused by
- A.
Hail
- B.
Lightning
- C.
Storm surge
- D.
Embedded tornadoes
- E.
Wind damage
- 24.Which of the following regions would you expect to have the most tornadoes in the winter?
- A.
Southern great plains
- B.
Northern great plains
- C.
Southern gulf states
- D.
Oklahoma
- 25.What is the element released from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that has been identified as the main cause of the Antarctic ozone hole?
- A.
Chlorine
- B.
Fluorine
- C.
Carbon
- D.
Sulfur
- E.
Sodium
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