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6 years ago
On a surface weather map that shows an open wave cyclone, the warm sector can be observed
   a. between the cold and warm fronts.
   b. behind an advancing cold front.
   c. ahead of an advancing cold-occluded front.
   d. behind an advancing cold-occluded front.
   e. ahead of an advancing warm front.

Q. 2

Which scientist helped develop the polar front theory of a developing wave cyclone?
   a. V. Bjerknes
   b. C.G. Rossby
   c. W. Whitmore
   d. B. Franklin
   e. T. Burger

Q. 3

The polar front theory of a developing wave cyclone was conceived in
   a. Norway.
   b. Great Britain.
   c. the United States.
   d. Germany.
   e. the Soviet Union.

Q. 4

Like hurricanes, polar lows normally have a warmer central core, strong winds (often gale force or higher), and heavy showery precipitation that unlike a hurricane, is in the form of snow.
   a. True
   b. False

Q. 5

Storms typically form along the polar front. However, there are also storms that develop over polar water behind (or poleward of) the main polar front.
   a. True
   b. False

Q. 6

Earths vorticity can be positive or negative in the middle and high latitudes, depending on the hemisphere.
   a. True
   b. False

Q. 7

Divergence aloft means that within this region, more air is leaving than is entering.
   a. True
   b. False
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6 years ago
Answer to #1

ANSWER: a

Answer to #2

ANSWER: a

Answer to #3

ANSWER: a

Answer to #4

ANSWER: True

Answer to #5

ANSWER: True

Answer to #6

ANSWER: False

Answer to #7

ANSWER: True
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