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Chapter Eight: Questions
CHAPTER EIGHT: QUESTIONS
1. From where would you expect an air mass labeled mT to come from as an example?
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a. Antarctica b. The Arctic Sea c. The Pacific Ocean d. Africa
2. From where might you expect an air mass labeled CP to come from?
a. Siberia b. Northern South America c. The mid-Atlantic region d. Africa
3. What will you least likely see when a cold front is passing through?
a. Thunderstorms b. Narrow precipitation band c. Layered, stratiform clouds d. Windy conditions
4. What feature will you not see associate with the dryline in the United States?
a. Moist air to the West b. Traveling eastward in the afternoon c. Retreat westward in the nighttime d. Narrow band of showers with progression
5. Where on earth will you see the main hot and dry source region?
a. Midwest America b. Sahara Desert c. Pacific Southwest d. Russia
6. Which area or source region on earth is most likely to lead to cold and moist airmasses?
a. Arctic Ocean b. Antarctica c. Western Pacific d. Siberia
7. In which type of front will the cold air mass be lifted above the warm air mass?
a. When a warm front is advancing only b. When a cold front is advancing only c. When a cold or warm air front is advancing d. In no situation
8. In the springtime when a cold front is approaching, which characteristic of the weather will you most expect to see?
a. Drizzle with fog b. Strong windy thunderstorm c. Blizzard followed by arctic air d. Long stretches of heavy rains
9. Using the initial naming convention for air masses, name which two air masses form mid-latitude cyclones?
a. CA and CT b. CP and CT c. CA and MT d. CP and MT
10. If you look at the air patterns in a mid-latitude cyclone, you will see what particular pattern?
a. Moist warm air extending upward to the right on the weather map with cold dry air extending downward to the left. b. Moist cold air extending downward to the left of the cyclone on the weather map with warm moist air upward on the right. c. Cold dry air extending downward on the right-hand side of the cyclone with warm moist air extending upward on the left-hand side of the cyclone. d. Warm moist air drawn upward on either side of the cyclone.
