Quiz 33 Mid-latitude wave cyclones_ GPH 111_ Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A)
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Quiz 33 Mid-latitude wave cyclones: GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A)
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Quiz 33 Mid-latitude wave cyclones Due No due date
Points 1.6
Questions 4
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Question 1
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They are moved by the polar jet stream from east to west.
Correct!
They are moved by the polar jet stream from west to east.
They are moved by the polar easterlies from east to west.
They are moved by the trade winds from west to east.
This is a brief quiz about the lecture on the type of weather systems that influence the mid-latitudes of
Earth called mid-latitude wave cyclones.
How do mid-latitude wave cyclones move?
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Question 2
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Gentle rain from nimbostratus clouds.
H
ail from cumulonimbus clouds formed along the warm front boundary.
A mix of heavy snow and hail from nimbostratus clouds.
Heavy downpours of rain
from cumulonimbus clouds formed along the warm front boundary.
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Question 3
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Freezing temperatures above warm temperatures at Earth's surface
Warm temperatures on top of freezing temperatures at Earth's surface
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Warm air moving into colder air
Where slices of warm moist air inserts itself into a continental dry air mass, leading to tornado formation
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Question 4
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Drizzle or light rain from nimbostratus clouds
Fog from cumulonimbus clouds
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Heavy precipitation from cumulonimbus clouds
Snow from nimbostratus clouds
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What type of precipitation is associated with a warm front?
What is a warm front?
What type of precipitation is associated with a cold front?
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