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3 Basic Types of lightning - CORRECT ANSWER: -Within a cloud

-Cloud to cloud -Cloud to surface

3 Stages of Air Mass Thunderstorm - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. cumulus stage

• mature stage
• dissipating stage

A conditionally unstable atmosphere is_______ with respect to unsaturated air and______with respect to saturated air: - CORRECT ANSWER: stable, unstable

A mackerel sky is associated with which of the following cloud types: - CORRECT

ANSWER: Cirrocumulus

A rising parcel of air that does NOT exchange heat with its environment is undergoing: -

CORRECT ANSWER: An adiabatic process

A wind reported as 90' would be blowing from the - CORRECT ANSWER: east

After a warm front, winds will generally be from the: - CORRECT ANSWER: south

Air Mass Thunderstorm - CORRECT ANSWER: -Most common and least destructive

type of thunderstorm -Located within a single air mass -Generally lasts less than an hour from start to finish.

All else equal, which location will experience the largest annual range in temperature? -

CORRECT ANSWER: An inland continental location

An example of air mass modification is: - CORRECT ANSWER: The rain shadow effect.

Analysis Phase - CORRECT ANSWER: Current weather observations entered into the

computer model

Another name for the Bergeron process of precipitation formation is: - CORRECT

ANSWER: ice crystal process

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As air temperature increases, air capacity for water vapor: - CORRECT ANSWER: increases

At what time of day is the relative humidity normally highest: - CORRECT ANSWER: When the air temperature is the lowest

Beaufort scale - CORRECT ANSWER: Measuring the wind speed to see what happens

during the wind.

Climatological - CORRECT ANSWER: -Based on long term averages

-Accuracy depends on the time of the year and location.

Cloudy nights are generally warmer than clear nights because: - CORRECT ANSWER: The clouds absorb outgoing long wave radiation from the earth and then radiate long wave radiation back to earth.

Collision coalescence is most common: - CORRECT ANSWER: in the tropics

Consider a hill or a building, such as Founders Hall. All else equal, you would expect snow to melt fastest: - CORRECT ANSWER: on the south side (The side facing south).

Dixie Valley - CORRECT ANSWER: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

Downburst/Microburst - CORRECT ANSWER: -Air moving rapidly downward from the

base of a cloud -Can reach speeds in excess of 165 mph

Dry lines generally separate which of the following pairs of air masses: - CORRECT

ANSWER: mT and cT

Heat Lightning - CORRECT ANSWER: Distant lightning that illuminates the sky but is too far away for its thunder to be heard.

If the average temp of the sun decreased, the wavelength of peak solar emission would:

- CORRECT ANSWER: shift to a longer wavelength

Lightning - CORRECT ANSWER: -Discharge of energy by a cloud

-Cause by a difference in charges between two locations.

Lines connecting points of equal pressure are called: - CORRECT ANSWER: isobars

Lines connecting points of equal temp are called: - CORRECT ANSWER: isotherms

Long Range Forecast - CORRECT ANSWER: -Generally refers to seasonal forecasts

-Also refers to any time period beyond 2 weeks -Very general forecasts

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