Freezing rain is associated with :

Freezing rain is associated with
 A) microbursts.
  B) chinooks.
  C) Santa Ana winds.
  D) valley breezes.
  E) cold-air damming.

Question 2

A coastal front
 A) is a stationary front.
  B) is most likely to form in the mountain West.
  C) does not involve marine air.
  D) makes it easier for a weather forecaster to do her job.
  E) all of the above

Question 3

Back-door cold fronts are most likely to originate in the
 A) Pacific Northwest.
  B) Great Plains.
  C) South.
  D) mountain West.
  E) Northeast.

Question 4

Back-door cold fronts
 A) form as cP air in northern Canada.
  B) are common in the South.
  C) can get trapped by the Appalachians and the coast.
  D) usually flow north.
  E) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is an important factor in determining whether or not a certain small-scale wind phenomenon will occur?
 A) topography
  B) pressure gradient force
  C) season
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above

Question 6

Clear-air turbulence is likely caused by
 A) gravity waves.
  B) temperature fluctuations aloft.
  C) the Coriolis force.
  D) molecular viscosity.
  E) heat energy released from factories.

Question 7

Eddies
 A) can be caused by daytime solar heating.
  B) cause slower moving air to mix with faster moving air.
  C) occur when wind blows around objects.
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above

Question 8

Eddies
 A) are usually at least a mile in diameter.
  B) lose energy to molecular viscosity.
  C) accelerate winds.
  D) are not affected by solar heating.
  E) none of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is least important in the generation of small-scale winds?
 A) pressure-gradient force
  B) friction
  C) Coriolis force
  D) geography
  E) All of the above are equally vital to understanding small scale winds.