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09. Air masses and fronts

Jose Antonio Vazquez 9 questions 5.0 (6 ratings)

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  1. 11- An air mass that has travelled over an ocean is known as:
    1. AContinental air and has a high humidity.
    2. BContinental air and has a low humidity.
    3. CMaritime air and has a high humidity.
    4. DMaritime air and has a low humidity.
  2. 22- Characteristic weather associated with a Pm airmass transitting Europe in summer would include:
    1. AWidespread Cu and Cb activity overland during the day.
    2. BClear quiet settled weather overland by day with good visibility.
    3. CWarm moist conditions with some Sc or Cu and moderate to poor
      visibility.
    4. DExtensive low stratus cloud giving drizzle to light rain overland by day.
  3. 33- With a cold occlusion:
    1. AThe air ahead of the warm front is colder than the air behind the cold front.
    2. BThe warm sector remains on the surface.
    3. CThe cloud type is predominately layer with a wide precipitation band.
    4. DThere is a risk of CB embedded in NS.
  4. 44- The average upper winds at A1, B1 and C1 in Appendix 'A' are respectively:Image for question 4
    1. AEasterly, westerly, northwesterly.
    2. BNorthwesterly, westerly, southwesterly.
    3. CSouthwesterly, westerly, norhwesterly.
    4. DSouthwesterly, westerly, northerly.
  5. 55- The average surface level winds at A3, B3 and C3 in the following figure are respectively:Image for question 5
    1. AEasterly, westerly, southwesterly.
    2. BWesterly, westerly, southwesterly.
    3. CSouthwesterly, westerly, northwesterly.
    4. DSouthwesterly,westerly,westerly.
  6. 66- If air transit is heated from below it tends to become more:
    1. AStable.
    2. BNeutrallystable.
    3. CUnstable.
    4. DNone of this.
  7. 77- When a cold front passes a station in Spain:
    1. AThe wind veers and the temperature falls.
    2. BThe wind backs and the temperature falls.
    3. CThe wind veers and the temperature rises.
    4. DThe wind backs and the temperature rises.
  8. 88- The front in the picture is a:Image for question 8
    1. AWarm occlusion
    2. BCold occlusion
    3. CWarm front
    4. DCold front
  9. 99- How do air masses move at a warm front?
    1. ACold air overrides a warm air mass.
    2. BWarm air overrides a cold air mass.
    3. CCold air undercuts a warm air mass.
    4. DWarm air undercuts a cold air mass.

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Tema 1 Meteo Quiz on 09. Air masses and fronts, created by Jose Antonio Vazquez on 30/12/2017.
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