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Middle-latitude cyclones develope in conjunction with the...
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Polar front
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The passage of a warm front is characterized by...
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None of the above
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The lifetime of a midlatitude cyclone is generally...
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A few days to over a week
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Following the passage of a spring warm front, a region in the southeastern United States would most likely be under the influence of a ________ air mass.
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Maritime tropical
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Which type of front will most probably develop over the southern Great Plains when dry, cT air originating over the American Southwest meets moist, mT air from the Gulf of Mexico?
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Dryline
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Large high-pressure anticyclones that form and persist over the middle latitudes for 2 weeks or longer and deflect the zonal west-to-east flow poleward are sometimes referred to as ______.
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Blocking highs
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With which type of front will the flow of air most likely be parallel to the line of the front?
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Stationary
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A warm front exists when...
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Warm air occupies territory covered by cooler air
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the surface air flow associated with a midlatitude cyclone is...
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Counterclockwise, converging, rising
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Which one of the following is NOT a type of front?
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Moderate
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Anticyclones generally produce ________ conditions.
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Clear sky
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Which one of the following is NOT normally associated with the passage of a cold front?
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Increasing cloud cover behind the front
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An approaching midlatitude cyclone would be indicated by a ________ barometric reading.
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Falling
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The ________ model of the midlatitude cyclone provides a 3D picture of the major circulation, and accounts for the distribution of precipitation and the comma-shaped cloud pattern of cyclonic storms.
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Conveyer belt
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The primary weather producer in the region between southern Florida and Alasksa, essentially the area of the westerlies, is the...
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Middle-latitude cyclone
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