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Chapter 19 ES
Chapter 19 earth science prenhall yeehaw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An immense body of air characterized by a similarity of temperature and moisture at any given altitude is referred to as a/an | Air Mass |
| Along which type of front is the intensity of precipitation greater, but the duration shorter | Cold front |
| T or F Airmass is a uniform body of air that moves unmodified from location to location | False |
| T or F A continental Polar air mass is responsible for some of the coldest temperatures of winter across the Eastern U.S. | True |
| T or F A cP air mass originates over land and is likely to be cold and dry. | True |
| T or F After the passage of a cold front, air pressure will most likely rise | True |
| An mT air mass would be best described as | warm and wet |
| T or F Cumulonimbus clouds are often common in front of a cold front | True |
| T or F Overrunning occurs when warm air glides along a cold air mass | True |
| T or F Warmer denser air is always forced aloft | False |
| Following the passage of a cold front, winds often come from the | North to Northwest |
| T or F On a weather map the surface position of a warm front is shown by a line with semicircles extending into the cooler air. | True |
| The boundary that separates an air mass is | Front |
| Which of the following descriptions best matches the conditions for a warm front? | slowly advancing warm air along a gently sloped boundary |
| Which of the following source regions and air mass is most responsible for nor'easters along the Atlantic seaboard? | mP |
| T or F An "Alberta Clipper" usually brings warm moist air to subtropic regions | False |
| Mid-latitude cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere generally move from ___________ across the continent. | west to east |
| T or F Mid-latitude cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere have clockwise rotation and converging winds at the surface. | False |
| The "life cycle" of a mid-latitude cyclone has six stages and ends with cyclone | dissipation |
| Hurricanes develop most often in the | Late Summer |
| T or F Severe weather can occur along cold fronts | True |
| T or F The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to classify the intensity of tornadoes. | False |
| In the United States, thunderstorms typically form within ____________ air masses. | mT |
| T or F Tornadoes most often occur along the cold front of a mid-latitude cyclone. | True |
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