METREOLOGY CLASS METREOLOGY CLASS Multiple choice: cirele the hest answer. I. Wh
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METREOLOGY CLASS
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Multiple choice: cirele the hest answer. I. Which of these are major threats to life and property from a hurricane coming onshore? A. flooding rains of up to 24" high winds over 100 to 150 knots all of the above B. the storm surge and resulting flooding C. D. 2. Which of the following might be expected across a fiontal boundary? B. strong dew point temperature gradient C. sharp change in wind direction D. alof the above A. sharp temperature gradient The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant: A. pressure. B. altitude. C. density 3. D. wind direction and 4. An air mass is characterized by similar properties of in any horizontal direction. winds and moisture temperature and moisture temperature and pressure A. B. C. D. P 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around low pressure areas tend to blow in pressure center A. B. C. D. direction around the low and the low clockwise, outward from clockwise, inward toward counterclockwise, outward from counterclockwise, inward toward 6. The strongest winds in a hurricane are found: A. in the spiral rain bands B. in the eyewall C. in the eye at jet stream level D. in the eye at sea level 7. Tomadoes may be found: A. B. C. D. directly behind a gust front within the downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm within the updraft of a supercell thunderstorm tornadoes can occur anywhere within any thunderstormExplanation / Answer
1. D. All of the above.
2. D. All of the above.
3. B. Altitude.
4. B. Temperature and moisture.
5. A. Clockwise, outward from.
6. B. In the eyewall.
7. C. Within the updraft of a supercell thunderstorm.
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