Meteorology Practice Exam 3: Chapters 11-14

Name: ______________________ ID: A
____ 71. Supercell thunderstorms are much larger than ordinary thunderstorms and have ____.
a. many individual cells
b. at least two individual cells
c. one large cell
____ 72. According to the National Weather Service definition, a severe thunderstorm is a storm having:
a. hail at least three-quarters of an inch in diameter.
b. surface wind gusts of 50 knots (58 miles/hr) or greater.
c. a tornado.
d. all of these
e. at least one of the conditions described in (a), (b), and (c)
____ 73. The appearance of a downdraft marks the ____ of the mature stage of a thunderstorm.
a. end
b. beginning
c. peak
____ 74. In a multicell storm, each of the cells is always in the same stage of development.
a. true
b. false
____ 75. The largest and most severe type of squall line forms:
a. behind a cold front.
b. ahead of a cold front.
c. above a cold front.
Essay
76. Describe the data and tools that a meteorologist assembles prior to making a weather forecast.
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