2. Air __________ at the equator and creates __________ pressure at the surface.

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2. Air __________ at the equator and creates __________ pressure at the surface.

a. sinks, high

b. sinks, low

c. rises, high

d. rises, low

3. Air __________ at the horse latitudes and creates __________ pressure at the surface.

a. sinks, high

b. sinks, low

c. rises, high

d. rises, low

4. Hurricanes:

a. Form at the equator

b.Are not as large as tornadoes

c. Develop over warm ocean areas

d.Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces

e. All of these

5. At what time of day is an air-mass thunderstorm more likely to develop?

a. midafternoon

b. midnight

c. midmorning

d. these storms are equally common at all of these times

6. The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:

a. a tornado

b. the passage of a hurricane

c. squall line formation

d. the stages of a cumulonimbus cloud during a thunderstorm

e. none of these

7. In general, this prevailing wind belt influences the mid-latitudes the most.

a. Trade winds

b. Polar easterlies

c. Westerlies

d. Doldrums

8. Thunderstorms are characteristic of:

a. Isothermal lapse rates

b. Stable air

c. All polar air masses

d. All warm fronts

e. Unstable air

9. Which of the following is likely during the beginning stages of a thunderstorm?

a. Lightning

b. Heavy precipitation

c. No wind

d. Updrafts

10. Which type of air mass could form over the California coastline?

a. mT

b. cT

c. mP

d. Both mT and mP

e. None of the above

Explanation / Answer

2. d

3.a

4.e

5.a

6.e

7.c

8.c

9.d

10.d

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