AOSC Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
A _________ front forces a _________ front up. Correct
Answers 1. cold. 2. warm
A cloud containing both ice particles and supercooled liquid
water drops is called___? Correct Answers mixed phase
A temperature inversion is considered to be___? Correct
Answers very stable
Air that flows quickly downslope away from high pressure
systems is called___? Correct Answers katabatic wind
Around a low pressure system, which forces balance the
pressure gradient force? Correct Answers coriolis and
centrifugal
Clouds sometimes flatten at the top. Which of the following
explains why this happens? Correct Answers At the top of the
cloud, the environmental temperature is the same as the
temperature in the cloud
cold occluded front Correct Answers -warm air overrides (gets
pushed up) over cold air at the surface.
-mix of clouds similar to both cold and warm fronts
-very cold air mass coming from the west
during the convection process, parcels high in moisture combine
with dry air. This is called Correct Answers Entrainment
, During the dissipation stage of a tornado, they sometimes get
stretched out. This is called the _______ stage. Correct Answers
rope
How does an El Niño effect weather in the southern United
States? Correct Answers weather is cooler and wetter than usual
If rain falls through a deep colder air mass near the surface and
refreezes it is called___? Correct Answers sleet
If the local environmental lapse rate (this is different than the
average environmental lapse rate) is greater than the adiabatic
lapse rate, the air is considered to be ___? Correct Answers
unstable
Spongy pellets of ice formed during the riming process are
called___? Correct Answers graupel
The acronym ENSO stands for__________? Correct Answers
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
The air flowing around a low pressure system is called___?
Correct Answers cyclonic
The circulation cell that spans 30-60 degrees in latitude is called
the___? Correct Answers Ferrel cell
The cold band of water extending from Peru and Ecuador into
the normally warm Pacific waters around the equator is called
the________? Correct Answers cold tongue
A _________ front forces a _________ front up. Correct
Answers 1. cold. 2. warm
A cloud containing both ice particles and supercooled liquid
water drops is called___? Correct Answers mixed phase
A temperature inversion is considered to be___? Correct
Answers very stable
Air that flows quickly downslope away from high pressure
systems is called___? Correct Answers katabatic wind
Around a low pressure system, which forces balance the
pressure gradient force? Correct Answers coriolis and
centrifugal
Clouds sometimes flatten at the top. Which of the following
explains why this happens? Correct Answers At the top of the
cloud, the environmental temperature is the same as the
temperature in the cloud
cold occluded front Correct Answers -warm air overrides (gets
pushed up) over cold air at the surface.
-mix of clouds similar to both cold and warm fronts
-very cold air mass coming from the west
during the convection process, parcels high in moisture combine
with dry air. This is called Correct Answers Entrainment
, During the dissipation stage of a tornado, they sometimes get
stretched out. This is called the _______ stage. Correct Answers
rope
How does an El Niño effect weather in the southern United
States? Correct Answers weather is cooler and wetter than usual
If rain falls through a deep colder air mass near the surface and
refreezes it is called___? Correct Answers sleet
If the local environmental lapse rate (this is different than the
average environmental lapse rate) is greater than the adiabatic
lapse rate, the air is considered to be ___? Correct Answers
unstable
Spongy pellets of ice formed during the riming process are
called___? Correct Answers graupel
The acronym ENSO stands for__________? Correct Answers
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
The air flowing around a low pressure system is called___?
Correct Answers cyclonic
The circulation cell that spans 30-60 degrees in latitude is called
the___? Correct Answers Ferrel cell
The cold band of water extending from Peru and Ecuador into
the normally warm Pacific waters around the equator is called
the________? Correct Answers cold tongue
