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 weak trade-wind inversion low-level vorticity strong vertical wind shear

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

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

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

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 geostrophic cyclostrophic ageostrophic meridional

8. Which of the following is not frequently associated with radar echoes of a supercell thunderstorm? bounded weak echo region bow echo hook echo 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? Saffir-Simpson Richter Fujita Beaufort

11. Cold fronts occur in a pressure ridge True False

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

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

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

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