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Week 6 Quiz Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - Week 6 Quiz: Part I - Textbook Reading 66.0/ 72.0 Points Question 1 of 33 3.0/ 3.0 Points What minimum sea surface temperature is necessary for tropical cyclone development? • A. 30oC • B. 25oC • C. 27oC • D. 32oC Question 2 of 33 3.0/ 3.0 Points When is the Atlantic hurricane season? • A. May through September • B. July through October • C. June through November • D. August through December Rational...

WX 201 Unit 3 Test Questions with Verified Answers A condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal is called La Niña. A dryline is both a dew point front and a boundary marking a strong horizontal change in atmospheric moisture. A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A pilot enters the weather service office and wants to know what time of the day s...

WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed ____ is a condition in which the environmental lapse rate is equal to the dry adiabatic rate. Neutral Stability A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A good source region for an air mass would be ____. generally flat areas of uniform composition with light surface winds A lee-side low forms ____. on the downwind side of a mountain A...

USCG METEOROLOGY EXAM WITH ANSWERS 2024/2025 (Graded A+) A barometer showing falling pressure indicates the approach of a __________. a) high pressure system b) low pressure system c) high dew point d) low dew point A boundary between two air masses is a(n) __________. a) lapse rate b) isobar c) front d) continent A cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus, and altostratus clouds followed by rain usually signifies the approach of a(n) __________. a) occluded front b) stationary front ...

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Tropical Cyclones grade 12 notes

A dry line is a boundary between airmasses - CORRECT ANSWER-mT and CT A horizontal bright band is seen in a range-height indicator display during precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER-stratiform A numerical forecast can beat climatology only out to about ahead - CORRECT ANSWER-IO days A radar detects - CORRECT ANSWER-precipitation A surface cold front has just reached Chicago from the west. At 10,000 ft ACL, the cold front will be located of Chicago - CORRECT ANSWER-west A warm and moist conveyor...

EMD Emergency Medical Dispatcher Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update Q: which of the following is not a principle of decontamination for chemical threats? Answer: Bicarbonate application for acid Q: you respond to a mass casualty incident, and quickly notice that many people are streaming out of a train station with similar symptoms. One reports a gas canister leaking a cloudy gas. You notice that many victims are coughing, most have red, painful eyes, and ...

The energy supplying a mid latitude (extratropical) cyclone can come from both the potential energy contained in air mass temperature contrasts and oceanic fluxes of heat (sensible and latent), while tropical cyclones are powered only by ocean heat fluxes - primarily latent heat. correct answer: True East Coast cyclonic storms are efficient precipitation producers because of proximity to the warm Atlantic ocean, where ocean moisture fluxes are very high. correct answer: True Compared to ...

Science Olympiad Latest Version 100% Correct Ionic Bond A bond between a nonmetal and a metal. One loses or gains an electron. Sea Breeze A wind blowing from cool ocean to warm land next to it. Endoplasmic Reticulum A network of tubes that are responsible for carrying materials throughout the cell. There are often ribosomes scattered about it. Banolith An intrusive igneous rock at the surface of the earth that formed below the surface. Monera A kingdom of prokaryotic organisms...