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WX 301 Exam 2 Questions And Correct AnswersWhat months does lake effect occur? In what air mass? - Answer November-January, cP
Given northwest airflow, on what shores of the great lakes does lake effect occur? -
Answer Western and northern
airflow from the north over the ocean in the southern hemisphere is most likely a ____ air
mass - Answer mT
In the cool air behind a cold front over the ocean we can usually find a ____ air mass and
____ weather. - Answer mP, showery
a mP air mass moving from the NE onto the NE US is most likely - Answer cool, foggy,
and stable
a source region for mT airmass is - Answer tropical pacific and the gulf of mexico
The northwest flow behind a cold front over Texas is most likely ____ with ____ weather. -
Answer cP, clear and cold
The most likely surface weather conditions just to the north of a warm front are - Answer
easterly flow, cold, with mist, drizzle and light rain
Behind, or to the west of a cold front over Indiana the air mass ____ and the weather is
typically ____. - Answer cP, clear and cold
The most likely sequence as a cold occlusion passes is - Answer cool SE flow followed
by slightly colder westerlies
, As a midlatitude cyclone occludes, horizontal temperature contrasts ____ over time. -
Answer Weaken
Cold frontal precipitation is typically - Answer Convective
As a warm front passes, temperature ____ and wind commonly changes from ___ to ___. -
Answer Rises, easterly, SW
The dry line marks the boundary between - Answer Warm moist air and warm dry air
A cold occlusion has ____ air ahead and ____ air behind. - Answer Cool, slightly colder
The following is the sequence of weather associated with the passage of a ____: warm
southwesterlies, a period of showers followed by much colder west to northwest winds
and clearing. - Answer Cold front
A surface cold front has just passed Chicago from the west. Where will the cold front be
at 10,000 ft AGL in relationship to Chicago? - Answer West
With respect to fronts, an elevated region of vertical wind shear is typically located -
Answer West of a cold front, and northeast of a warm front
I am in the surface easterly flow just to the north of a surface warm front. The most likely
wind direction 15,000 ft above this location is from the - Answer Southwest
Which of a warm front, cold front, or cold occlusion has the weakest horizontal
temperature contrast? - Answer Cold occlusion.
A transition from cool southwesterlies and rain to slightly warmer notrhwesterlies and
clearing is accomplished with the passage of. - Answer Warm occlusion
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