CBM CBM Synoptic Meteorology and Weather Systems

Question 1

What type of front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front?

Accepted Answer

Occluded front

Answer

Stationary front

Answer

Dryline

Answer

Thermal front

Question 2

What is the standard sea-level pressure in millibars used as a reference in meteorology?

Accepted Answer

1013.25 mb

Answer

1000.0 mb

Answer

1020.0 mb

Answer

1008.5 mb

Question 3

Which air mass type originates over tropical ocean regions and brings warm, moist conditions to the US?

Accepted Answer

mT (maritime Tropical)

Answer

cP (continental Polar)

Answer

cT (continental Tropical)

Answer

mP (maritime Polar)

Question 4

In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around a low-pressure system rotate in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Counterclockwise and inward

Answer

Clockwise and outward

Answer

Clockwise and inward

Answer

Counterclockwise and outward

Question 5

What is the meteorological term for the narrow zone separating two air masses of contrasting temperature and moisture?

Accepted Answer

Front

Answer

Trough

Answer

Dryline

Answer

Convergence zone

Question 6

A ridge on a 500 mb upper-air chart typically signals what type of surface weather?

Accepted Answer

Fair, dry, and warm conditions

Answer

Active storminess and precipitation

Answer

Frontal passages and wind shifts

Answer

Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions