Ahrens & Henson Chapters 9-13

As the earth warms, global precipitation will:

Stage of an air mass thunderstorm dominated by updrafts

Global temperature change this century will be roughly

What causes thunder?

In what direction do most tropical cyclones move?

What is a tropical cyclone called in Mexico?

Stage of an air mass thunderstorm dominated by downdrafts

Which forecasting method uses weather models?

Which area of earth will experience the greatest decrease in precipitation?

GHG content of the atmosphere

What level of the atmosphere do we look at to find the Jet Stream?

21Z, July 6 is equivalent to:

Which is the lightning bolt?

At what stage is a tropical cyclone assigned a number?

What level of the atmosphere do we look at to find Rossby waves?

Which scale communicates tornado intensity?

Which type of severe storm is the most likely to spawn a tornado?

A lightning strike is 2 miles away if

What level of the atmosphere do we look at to find the steering winds of the atmosphere?

What is the sky condition of station 1?

Stage of an air mass thunderstorm marked by the start of precipitation

How are tornadoes categorized?

Ohio will have

A trough is generally associated with:

Which is a line of severe storms?

At what stage is a tropical cyclone assigned a name?

Does a supercell have to spawn a tornado?

Which forecasting method essentially expects that current conditions will continue?

A bow echo indicates:

What is a tropical cyclone in the southwestern portion of the Pacific?

What is the dewpoint temperature at station 3?

What is the wind speed for station 1?

Which is not a source of proxy data for climate?

Milankovitch Theory explains that historically, long term variation in temperature could be explained by

Which station has the lowest pressure?

A hook echo indicates:

Which station has the highest pressure?

Which forecasting method uses rules of thumb, like weather folklore?

Which state is in Tornado Alley?

Which forecast type uses odds to qualify the forecasted conditions?

What level of the atmosphere is useful for determining winter precipitation type?

What will strenthen a tropical cyclone?

Which scale communicates tropical cyclone intensity?

Means that conditions either are or will be conducive to the development of severe weather

What is the wind speed for station 2?

Describes how useful a forecast is:

What is the temperature at station 2?

Who issues Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches?

Describes how accurate a forecast is:

Means that severe weather is imminent or occurring

Which forecast type is considered descriptive?

Which area of earth will warm most this century?

GHGs cause warming by

What is the sky condition of station 1?

What is the wind direction for station 3?

Describes systematic error in forecasting:

Describes the benefit of the forecast over climate data:

Which variables help to classify climate types?

In what direction do most tornadoes move?

What is the wind direction for station 1?

A ridge is generally associated with:

4Z, December 7 is equivalent to:

Final stage of an air mass thunderstorm

What level of the atmosphere do we look at to find the Low Level Jet Stream?

Which forecasting method uses normals for the day?

Who issues Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings?