Advanced Meteorology Concepts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The charge distribution of a mature thunderstorm is negative at the top and positive at the base of the cloud. True False

2. Which of the following is not favorable for hurricane formation? warm ocean temperatures strong vertical wind shear low-level vorticity weak trade-wind inversion

3. Which of the following is not favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms? backing winds jet streak aloft low-level moisture weak temperature inversion

4. The National Weather Service is in which department of the Executive Branch? Department of Geosciences Department of Homeland Security Department of Commerce Department of Treasury

5. Which of the following is not a jet stream that affects the United States? All of theses are jet streams that affect the US Subtropical Jet Polar Jet Low-Level Jet

6. Hygroscopic nuclei have an affinity for water vapor True False

7. Hurricanes and tropical systems near the equator often achieve a balance between pressure gradient forces and centripetal forces. This balance is called cyclostrophic ageostrophic geostrophic meridional

8. Which of the following is not frequently associated with radar echoes of a supercell thunderstorm? bow echo hook echo bounded weak echo region V-notch

9. Which type of thunderstorm is considered to be most dangerous? Supercell Squall line Multicell Ordinary

10. Which of the following is the scale used to determine the possible damage of a hurricane? Fujita Beaufort Richter Saffir-Simpson

11. Cold fronts occur in a pressure ridge True False

12. The low-level jet: is strongest during the day has short-wave cyclones imbedded in it is present at 500 mb causes warm air and moisture advection in advance of mid-latitude cyclones

13. Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of frost? sublimation deposition freezing vaporization

14. Starting at the surface and moving up, which of the following is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere? troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

15. Where are the sun's rays directly hitting the earth's surface on March 21st? Arctic Circle Tropic of Capicorn Equator Tropic of Cancer