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___________ clouds often cover the whole sky. A 100

Stratus A 100

Low pressure areas tend to bring ________weather. A 200

Rainy, stormy, cloudy, “poor” A 200

The dominant airflow over the United States are the _________. A 300

Prevailing westerlies Jet Stream A 300

When looking at isobars on a weather map, the (closer together or farther apart), the stronger the wind. A 400

Closer together A 400

What temperature is always lower, air temperature or dew point? A 500

Dew point A 500

True or false: Lightning never strikes the same place twice. B 100

FALSE B 100

A(n) _______ air mass has cold air beneath warm air. B 200

Stable B 200

The temperature of a lightning bolt is _______. B 300

50,000 F or 30,000 C B 300

Dew forms by the process of evaporation. B 400

FALSE Condensation B 400

Temperature has NO effect on air pressure. B 500

FALSE Differences in temperature and humidity create differences in air pressure. B 500

Vertical air movement is known as wind. C 100

False Wind is horizontal air movement. C 100

Pennsylvania’s tornado peak month is May. C 200

False C 200

The winds around a high pressure center are clockwise and outward. C 300

TRUE C 300

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What three things are necessary to form a cloud? C 500

Water vapor Condensation nuclei Cooling air (to the dew point) C 500

A Ridge in the Jet Stream brings cold air southward. C 400

FALSE C 400

Cumulus clouds are high, thin ice crystal clouds. D 100

FALSE D 100

A cloud with its base at the surface is called fog. D 200

TRUE D 200

Thunder can be heard 100 miles away from a storm. D 300

FALSE D 300

Air pressure is measured in what two measurements? D 400

Inches of mercury And millibars D 400

The largest hailstone ever recorded in the United States was how large? D 500

8 inches in diameter and falling over 100 miles per hour! D 500

A Rising barometer would most likely bring clear skies and fair weather. E 100

True E 100

The number one killer associated with hurricanes is ____________. E 200

Storm Surge. E 200

Most Lightning occurs inside a thunderstorm cloud. E 300

TRUE 90% - 10% is cloud to ground. E 300

Tornado intensity is judged by the _______ Scale E 400

Fujita E 400

The number of hurricanes in the Atlantic is usually the same as the number of typhoons in the Pacific Ocean. E 500

False. E 500

How many of the eight features of a station model should be labeled. F 100

None!!! Better know the eight things shown in a station model… You have to draw one on the test!!! F 100

Two variables that would determine the climate of a city, other than latitude, are: F 200

Elevation Proximity to a large body of water F 200

Weather is the average atmospheric condition over a long period of time. F 300

FALSE F 300

True or false: The intensities of both tornadoes and hurricanes are judged only on wind speed. F 400

FALSE F 400

Tornado warnings mean that a tornado has formed and been sighted. F 500

True F 500

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We know that tropical cyclones have different names depending on which ocean they form. What is the name given to a tropical cyclone that forms over the Arctic Ocean? Click on screen to continue

None!!! Tropical Cyclones need WARM water to form (hence the name tropical)! But remember… Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones do form over warm water. Click on screen to continue

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