Meteorology Practice Exam 3: Chapters 11-14

Name: ______________________ ID: A
Exhibit 11-2
Use the surface weather map to answer the question(s).
____ 18. Refer to Exhibit 11-2. Heavy snow would most likely be falling at position:
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4.
____ 19. Refer to Exhibit 11-2. Clearing skies are most likely at position:
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4.
____ 20. Refer to Exhibit 11-2. Which position is located in the warm sector?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
____ 21. According to the model of the life cycle of a wave cyclone, the storm system is normally most intense:
a. as a frontal wave.
b. as a stable wave.
c. as an open wave.
d. as a stationary wave.
e. when the system first becomes occluded.
____ 22. In the polar front theory of a developing wave cyclone, energy for the storm is usually derived from all
but which of the following?
a. rising of warm air and the sinking of cold air
b. latent heat of condensation
c. an increase in surface winds
d. heat energy stored in the ground
____ 23. Which region is not considered to be a region where cyclogenesis often occurs?
a. eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
b. Atlantic Ocean near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
c. California
d. the Great Basin of the United States
e. Gulf of Mexico
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