Quiz 2Solutions

1.) Which of these scales is not a measure of temperature?

a.) Pascal

2.) In the Northern Hemisphere, if the wind is at your back, low pressure is to your right. (Hint: Think of the circulation around highs and lows.)

b.) False

3.) Fropm the reading, what type of an air mass often originates over Alaska and northern Canada?

d.) Continental polar

There seemed to be some confusion on this point. The best way to remember this, is that if the air mass originates over a land mass, it is considered "continental". If it originates over a body of water, it is considered "maritime". Finally, tropical refers to air masses originating close to the equator, while polar indicates an origin near the poles.

4.) From the reading, what type of surface conditions will reflect the most incoming solar radiation?

a.) Fresh snow cover

5.) What new technology, originally developed by the Navy, did Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director of the National Severe Storms Lab, say could be the next important development?

c.) Phased array radar