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Anvil head is a term applied to:
A
cumulonimbus clouds
B
any high cloud
C
nimbostratus clouds
D
all clouds that form on the windward side of mountains
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Anvil head is a term applied to:
cumulonimbus clouds
any high cloud
nimbostratus clouds
all clouds that form on the windward side of mountains
Another common term for the wave cyclone is:
tropical cyclone
anticyclone
polar-front cyclone
none of these
An mP air mass is:
dry and cold
humid and cold
dry and warm
humid and warm
An air mass is often modified as it moves over the earths surface. This modification is largely due to
jet streams above
clouds
strong pressure gradients
contact with the ground below
An air mass is a body of air with
equal density throughout
similar values of temperature and moisture in the horizontal
very high pressure everywhere
at least two frontal zones
An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is called:
cP
mP
cT
mT
An adiabatic process is one in which the
altitude of the air parcel remains constant
heat exchanged with the surroundings is zero
pressure on the air parcel remains constant
temperature remains constant
After a cold front passes, which of these does not usually occur?
marked temperature drop
wind direction shift
clearing skies
falling barometer
Adiabatic processes are only important for air
which is rising or sinking
that is stagnant
A warm front is said to exist when
warm and cold air meet
invading cold air pushes underneath warmer air
moving cold air overrides warmer air
advancing warm air overrides retreating cold air
A tornado is a small, very intense example of the
cyclone
anticyclone
coriolis effect
geostrophic wind
A stable atmosphere is one in which
air layers are at their lowest elevations
temperatures are adiabatic
vertical motions are resisted
clouds are forming
A parcel of air has a temperature of 0OC as it crosses a mountain range at 3000 meters. If it descends, what will its temperature be when it reaches sea level?
15 degree Celcius
30 degree Celcius
0 degree Celcius
40OC
A cumulus cloud is recognized mainly by its
obvious vertical dimension
darkness or color
precipitation
layered structure
A cT air mass is:
cold and dry
cold and humid
warm and dry
warm and humid
Which one of the following types of spurs is typically associated with valley glaciers
Interlocking
Juxtaposed
Overlapping
Truncated
Which one of the following sets of types actions occur in arid topography
Defaltion, Attrition, Corrosion
Attrition, Corrosion, Abrasion
Deflation, Abrasion
Deflation, Attrition
Which one of the following is not a landform, which results due to rejuvenation of a river
Incised meander
Knick point
Oxbow lake
River terrace
Which one of the following is a third-order relief?
Abyssal plains
cliffs
Plateau
Trench
Which one of following represents wall like formation of solidified magma and are mostly perpendicular to the beds of the sedimentary rocks
Dyke
Sills
Lalpilli
Breccia