2-43.
Which of the following systems have the
greatest vertical extent?
1.
Cold-cored lows and highs
2.
Warm-cored lows and highs
3.
Warm-cored lows and cold-cored highs
4.
Cold-cored lows and warm-cored highs
2-44.
Well-developed
cyclonic
and
anticyclonic
closed circulations at the surface may or may
not be evident on upper-level charts, and the
same
type
circulations
may
appear
on
upper-level charts and not be evident at the
surface.
1.
True
2.
False
2-45.
How does a closed cyclonic circulation in the
Northern
Hemisphere
with
warmer
temperatures toward the circulation center
differ from a similar circulation with colder
temperatures toward the center?
1.
It does
not extend
as far into the
atmosphere
2.
Its intensity lessens with height
3.
It is classified as a warm-cored low
4.
All of the above
2-46.
A migratory closed circulation that extends
well into the atmosphere is classified as
1.
warm-cored
2.
cold-cored
3.
dynamic
4.
vertically axised
2-47.
Tertiary
circulations
are
small,
localized
circulations created by which of the following
conditions?
1.
Local heating and cooling
2.
Adjacent heating and cooling
3.
Induction
4.
All of the above
2-48.
The monsoons of India and southeast Asia are
seasonal in nature, and in winter, the monsoon
winds are normally accompanied by what
weather conditions?
1.
Constant heavy rain
2.
Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms
3.
Both 1 and 2 are correct
4.
Mostly clear skies
2-49.
A sea breeze can be expected to reach its
maximum intensity between what hours?
1.
0600 to 0800 local
2.
0900 to 1100 local
3.
1400 to 1600 local
4.
2000 to 2200 local
2-50.
Sea breezes are most pronounced during which
of the following seasons?
1.
Winter
2.
Late winter and early spring
3.
Late spring, summer and early autumn
4.
Late autumn to early spring
2-51.
Mountains act as barriers to wind; however, if
there are valleys or passages through the
mountains, the wind may pass through at great
speeds. Which of the following factors controls
the wind speeds through such openings?
1.
The orientation of the mountain range
2.
The pressure difference on each side of the
mountain
3.
The pressure pattern on each side of the
mountain
4.
Each of the above
2-52.
Which of the following names applies to the
cold dense air of the Greenland ice cap (10,000
feet above sea level) when it is set in motion
and rushes down the cap to sea level?
1.
Glacier wind
2.
Mountain wind
3.
Gravity wind
4.
Each of the above
2-53.
What is a thermal?
1.
A warm dry wind that begins at the base of
a mountain and ascends the mountain
slope
2.
A warm moist wind that begins at the base
of a mountain and ascends the mountain
slope
3.
A relatively small 1-scale convective
current produced by strong local heating
4.
Turbulence created by moderate to strong
airflow over rough or hilly terrain
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