AOSC FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.

Page | 1


AOSC FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.

1. When an air parcel becomes positively buoyant only when it is
lifted past a certain altitude, it is said to be___? - correct
answer -conditionally unstable




2. A temperature inversion is considered to be___? - correct
answer -very stable




3. Which front travels faster? - correct answer -Cold Front at 25
knots




4. A _________ front forces a _________ front up. - correct
answer -1. cold. 2. warm




5. What is a stationary front? - correct answer -when a warm air
mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs. wind
travels in opposite directions at the front.

, Page | 2




6. what is an occluded front? - correct answer --where the cold
front and warm front meet.
7. -pressure decreases.
8. -can take types of precipitation from both fronts.




9. cold occluded front - correct answer --warm air overrides (gets
pushed up) over cold air at the surface.
10. -mix of clouds similar to both cold and warm fronts
11. -very cold air mass coming from the west




12. warm occluded front - correct answer --cold front moves over
warm front
13. -coolish air mass coming from the west




14. which direction does a mid latitude cyclone go in northern
hemisphere? - correct answer -Counterclockwise




15. which direction does a mid latitude cyclone go in southern
hemisphere? - correct answer -clockwise