Difficult Meteorology

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. From which generic type of cloud do thunderstorms/tornados come from? Towering Cumulus Cumulonimbus Nimbostratus Stratocumulus

2. What does an isohyet represent? A line of equal geopotential height A line of equal potential temperature A line of equal thickness A line of equal rainfall

3. According to the Beaufort scale, what wind speed (in knots) is deemed to be a fresh breeze? 11-16kts 17-21kts 15-20kts 8-13kts

4. Can steam fog form when warm air moves over cold water? Yes No

5. What is the term for an anticlockwise change in wind direction without an alteration in strength? moderating veering backing freshening

6. The Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR) is approximately equal to? -13 degrees K/1000m +12 degrees K/1000m -10 degrees K/1000m -7 degrees K/1000m

7. What is CAPE? Convective Adiabatic Potential Energy Combined Adiabatic Potential Energy Convective Available Potential Energy Cumulative Advective Potential Energy

8. What type of cloud would be more likely give showers of precipitation reaching the ground? Stratocumulus Cumulus Cirrocumulus Altocumulus

9. The lowest 100km of the atmosphere is divided into four parts. What is the correct order from the ground up? Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Stratosphere Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Thermosphere Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere and Mesosphere Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere

10. Which of these is a formation requirement of a tropical cyclone (hurricane)? All of these Latitude greater than 5 degrees either N or S Sea surface temperature greater than 26 degrees celcius Little vertical wind shear