Freezing rain is associated with
A) microbursts.
B) chinooks.
C) Santa Ana winds.
D) valley breezes.
E) cold-air damming.
Question 2A 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 3Back-door cold fronts are most likely to originate in the
A) Pacific Northwest.
B) Great Plains.
C) South.
D) mountain West.
E) Northeast.
Question 4Back-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 5Which 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 6Clear-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 7Eddies
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 8Eddies
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 9Which 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.