Weather Systems, 10 Multiple Choice Questions help

Question 1 (1 point)If an observer sees cirrus clouds, followed later by cirrostratus and then altostratus, he/she is witnessing the approach of which type of front?

a	cold
b	warm
c	warm or cold
d	none of these

Question 2 (1 point)Which of the following is true about a steep pressure gradient?

a	is only possible in the tropics
b	produces light winds
c	produces strong winds
d	would be depicted by widely spaced isobars

Question 3 (1 point)Most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?

a	doldrums
b	subpolar easterlies
c	trade winds
d	westerlies

Question 4 (1 point)What is the most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere?

a	cooling by compression of air
b	cooling by expansion of air
c	cooling by release of latent heat of vaporization
d	radiation cooling

Question 5 (1 point)When a hurricane moves onto land, it rapidly loses its energy and declines in intensity. Which factor contributes to this loss of punch?

a	both friction and lack of warm, moist air
b	friction
c	heating from below by the land surface
d	lack of warm, moist air

Question 6 (1 point)Which of the following would NOT be associated with stable atmospheric conditions?

a	afternoon thundershowers
b	dreary overcast skies with light drizzle
c	temperature inversions
d	widespread fog

Question 7 (1 point)Which force generates wind?

a	centrifugal force
b	Coriolis force
c	gravity force
d	pressure gradient force

Question 8 (1 point)Which air masses have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the central United States?

a	cP and mT
b	cT and cP
c	mP and cP
d	mP and mT

Question 9 (1 point)Which of the following is affected by the Coriolis effect?

a	both wind speed and wind direction
b	neither wind speed nor wind direction
c	only wind direction
d	only wind speed

Question 10 (1 point)A dark, gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is which type of cloud?

a	altostratus
b	cirrostratus
c	cirrus
d	nimbostratus