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GenSci 706 q2 Test

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What do we call a potential tornado which has not touched the ground?
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The boundary between two air masses that are moving parallel to each other is called a(n) ______
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What does the word "potential" mean when we refer to a "potential tornado?"
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If an air mass is described as "polar," will it be warm or cold?
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The boundary between two meeting air masses is called a ________.
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If an air mass is described as "maritime," that means it has formed over what, and it will be what?
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The rotation of air around an anticyclone is in what direction?
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Clouds that form in sheets or layers are called ________.
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Thunderstorms are very intense ________ clouds which may extend up into the stratosphere.
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What two conditions are required for thunderstorms to form?
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Most violent storms form in what kind of air mass?
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The prefix "nimbo" in a cloud's name means it is a ________ cloud.
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If an air mass is described as "tropical," will it be warm or cold?
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At the center of a tornado is a ______
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What kind of cloud is made up of high-altitude ice crystals?
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______ clouds are puffy, vertical clouds.
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Continental and maritime describe the amount of _______ in the air mass.
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If an air mass is described as "continental," that means it formed over ______, and it will be _____.
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A large air mass will generally have uniform _______ and ________ characteristics.
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What eventually happens to a hurricane when it reaches land?
A.
Cold (think "polar bear")
B.
front
C.
stationary front
D.
low-pressure area
E.
humidity (or moisture) temperature
F.
A funnel cloud
G.
moisture
H.
It formed over a large body of water, and it will be moist.
I.
cumulus ~or~ cumulonimbus
J.
cumulus
K.
stratus
L.
maritime tropical (think of hurricanes around FL as an example.)
M.
cirrus clouds
N.
It means it could become a tornado, but it isn't one yet.
O.
clockwise
P.
It dies out (thought it may take a while.)
Q.
precipitating
R.
land dry
S.
warm (Think, "Tropic of Cancer" or "Tropic of Capricorn" which are near the equator.)
T.
-A cold front lifting warm, moist air, and -Rapidly rising air heated from the ground
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What 2 factors have the most influence on weather?
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The cooling of an air mass from below may cause _______ clouds to form.
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A _______ _______ air mass is cold and dry.
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_______ clouds consist of many tiny ice crystals and are sometimes called "mare's tale" clouds.
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If an air mass forms over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Canada, it would be labeled ________ ________.
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An air mass forming over the Gulf of Mexico would be called _______ _______.
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An _______ shaped head is a feature of a mature thunderstorm.
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Hail is mostly associated with what type of storms?
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Warm air lifted over a moving cold air mass will produce a _____ front.
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The system of clouds formed by the warm front are mostly _______ the front

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