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Chapter Test

Chapter Test
This Chapter Test is a comprehensive set of questions that uses multiple ways to assess your comprehension of the chapter material.

This activity contains 15 questions.

	Short duration but intense rain fall is associated with   nimbostratus clouds. altocumulus clouds. cirrostratus clouds. cumulonimbus clouds. none of the above.

	The bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud typically takes on a ____ prior to discharging lightning.   positive charge negative charge neutral charge

	Tornadoes are most prevalent in   Oregon. Florida. New England States such as Vermont. the Central United States like Kansas. Hawaii.

	Hurricanes rarely occur within ___ degrees of the equator.   10 20 40 60

	Which of the following clouds is likely to be the first in a sequence of clouds that heralds the approach of a warm front?   cirrus cumulus cumulonimbus stratus none of the above

	Cyclogenesis is more likely when the upper-air flow is   meridonal. zonal. none of the above. either of the above.

	When a cyclone occludes, the warm sector air   is lifted off the ground. is pushed down toward the surface. runs under the cold front. is pushed north of the warm front. none of the above.

	On a weather map, the ground-level position of a cold front is shown either by a blue line or a solid black line studded at intervals with solid triangles that extend in the direction toward which the front is moving.    True  False

	The origin of maritime tropical air masses are the oceans near the equator.    True  False

	Maritime polar air masses are typically colder than continental polar air masses during the winter.    True  False

	Hurricanes originate along the equator and then move poleward.    True  False

	____ air replaces _____ air along a warm front.   Cold; warm Warm; cold

	Match the air mass to its properties. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. cP A cT E mP mT 13.1 very cold, very dry, very stable A B C D E F 13.2 cold, dry, very stable A B C D E F 13.3 cold, moist, relatively unstable A B C D E F 13.4 hot, very dry, unstable A B C D E F 13.5 warm, moist, of variable stability A B C D E F 13.6 warm, very moist, unstable A B C D E F

	Identify the appriate location (letter) for the weather characteristics below. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image. 14.1 west to northwest wind direction A B C D E 14.2 northeast–east wind direction A B C D E 14.3 nimbostratus clouds possible A B C D E 14.4 thunderstorms possible A B C D E 14.5 southeast to south wind direction A B C D E

	Describe the relationship between upper-level flow and the development of ground-level cyclones.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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