QuizMe

1: What is the atmospheric gas that is important for holding heat?

oxygen

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

argon

2: Warm air

is dense and will sink

will form high pressure areas

is lighter than cold air

cannot hold much moisture

3: which of the following statements about water is FALSE?

Water transfers heat between the oceans and atmosphere

Condensation of water vapor releases heat.

Heat is absorbed when water evaporates.

Increased moisture makes air heavier.

4: as the air temperature of moist air falls,

condensation occurs at the dew point.

the relative humidity decreases.

it absorbs more moisture.

the absolute humidity increases.

5: because water has a high heat capacity,

it cools rapidly.

much energy is required to evaporate it.

it heats up slowly.

it releases heat during evaporation.

6: Because of the Coriolis effect,

winds blow from low pressure to high pressure.

winds are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere.

winds blow toward the equator.

summer winds blow from oceans to land.

7: When cooling air reaches the dew point,

the temperature falls more rapidly.

the air absorbs more water.

water vapor condenses.

the absolute humidity reaches 100%.

8: The coriolis effect

is greatest at the equator.

is zero at the poles.

does not change with latitude.

increases toward the poles.

9: Which of the following is true of HIGH PRESSURE systems in the northern hemisphere?

Surface winds blow away from the pressure center.

Generally cloudy and wet.

Winds circulate counterclockwise around pressure center.

Rising warm moist air.

10: Geostrophic winds are the result of balances between air pressure and

coriolis effects

gravity

relative humidity

temperature

11: Monsoons and land/sea breezes are both the result of

the coriolis effect.

the high heat capacity of water.

latent heat.

mid-latitude cyclones.

12: As air rises it does NOT,

decrease in temperature.

increase in relative humidity.

increase in volume.

increase in absolute humidity.

13: Energy is carried by water vapor from place to place by

absolute humidity.

the dew point.

relative humidity.

latent heat.

14: Air at the dew point is at

0% absolute humidity.

100% absolute humidity.

100% relative humidity.

the lapse rate.

15: Three common means of lifting air are orographic lifting, wind convergence, and:

lifting by fronts

lapse rates

coriolis effect

geostrophic winds

16: Air that rises by itself would be called

stable

unstable

conditionally unstable

unconditionally unstable

17: A front commonly preceded by a period of gentle rain is a

warm front

stationary front

cold front

occluded front

18: The type of front where temperature changes abruptly from warm to cold is a

warm front

cold front

stationary front

occluded front

19: The entire warm air mass is lifted

along a warm front.

along a cold front.

at a stationary front.

at an occluded front.

20: For a thunderstorm to form, rising air must

be cold and dry.

remain warmer than the surrounding air.

not cool below the dew point.

cool more rapidly than the surrounding air.

21: Hail

does not occur in storms with tornadoes.

forms in the lower part of a developing thunderstorm.

forms in the intense updrafts of thunderstorms.

is primarily a hazard during early winter months.

22: Wind chill is a measure of

the temperature to which an object will cool.

temperature change across a front.

how quickly heat is lost.

temperature change with elevation.

23: Mid-latitude cyclones in the northern hemisphere

are centered on high pressure areas.

circulate counterclockwise.

have diverging winds.

have an eye with calm winds.

24: Supercell thunderstorms

have rotating rising and sinking air.

develop along warm fronts.

produce heavy rain but not tornadoes.

rarely occur along fronts.

25: The majority of tornadoes

have winds exceeding 260 mph.

last for over an hour.

contain multiple internal vortices.

have a narrow path of destruction.

26: Multiple supercell thunderstorms may form

along warm fronts.

along fast moving cold fronts.

at strong high pressure areas.

during storm surges.

27: The energy that powers tropical cyclones comes from

latent heat

electrical discharge

equatorial rainfall

descending hot dry air

28: In a landfalling hurricane, the greatest wind damage will be

to the right of the eye.

within the eye.

to the left of the eye.

at the leading edge of the storm.

29: Which is the major hazard of tropical storms far inland from the coast?

storm surge

high winds

flooding

tornadoes

30: strongest hurricanes are classified as

F1

Category 5

Typhoons

F5

31: Hurricanes DO NOT form

in the Gulf of Mexico.

in the Caribbean.

off the coast of Africa.

at the equator.

32: The destruction at Galveston by the hurricane of 1900 was primarily due to

the very low elevation of the barrier island.

the very poor building construction.

the absence of any warning of the approaching storm.

the breaching of a concrete storm wall.

33: In 2008, Hurricane Ike, although only a Category 2 at landfall, caused extensive destruction on the coast east of Galveston by

flooding rains

tornadoes

storm surge

high winds

34: In both Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Katrina the Mississippi coast was devastated because

the coastline there was lower in elevation.

it was on the right side of the eye.

better preparations were made in New Orleans to the west.

of the lack of building codes.

35: The potential risk of flooding in New Orleans

was not known until Katrina.

was considered low because of the well-constructed and maintained levee system.

had been declining because of efforts to restore marshlands.

was high because much of the city was below sea level.

36: The destruction of Hurricane Katrina was made worse by

the lack of knowledge of the potential hazard.

insufficient warning of the approaching hurricane.

failure to adequately prepare for a known hazard.

the failure of authorities to order an evacuation.

37: A major problem during the 1925 tornado outbreak and "tri-state tornado" disaster was

the lack of a tornado warning system.

poor access to the affected areas.

lack of good communication.

the failure of people to heed warnings

38: The midwest tornado outbreak of 1974 resulted in

the first development of a tornado warning system.

examination of school building safety.

restriction of access to disaster areas by sightseers.

efforts to prevent tornadoes from forming.

39: The LEAST safe place to be in a building during a tornado is

the basement

large auditorium

bathroom

small interior room

40: Advanced warning of tornadoes improved dramatically in the 1980's with

improved telecommunications.

satellite imagery.

development of doppler radar.

the first tornado sirens.

41: A surprising aspect of the 2011 "superoutbreak" of tornadoes was

the very large number of fatalities.

the relatively small amount of damage for the number of tornadoes.

the failure of the tornado warning system.

the small geographic area affected.

42: Blizzards are typically associated with

high pressure areas in the winter.

advancing lines of supercell thunderstorms.

tropical cyclones that move into high latitudes.

the north side of mid-latitude cyclones.

43: Which of the following does NOT describe the impact of the Blizzard of 1888?

Shut down of transportation and communication.

Large number of fires.

Do to advanced warning fatalities were low.

Loss of ships at sea.

44: The March 1993 "storm of the century" did NOT include

extensive inland flooding.

drifting snow

tornadoes

storm surge