12. Immediately after a cold front passes a surface weather station during winte

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12. Immediately after a cold front passes a surface weather station during winter, the temperature usually ________ and the pressure usually ________.

a. increases, decreases

b. decreases, increases

c. decreases, stays the same

d. increases, stays the same

e. decreases, decreases

13. Immediately after a cold front passes a surface weather station, the dew point usually ________ and the wind direction usually ________.

a. increases, changes

b. decreases, changes

c. decreases, stays the same

d. increases, stays the same;

15. Which of the following could indicate the presence of a front on a weather map?

a. large temperature and moisture gradients

b. a pressure trough; converging winds at the surface

c. cloudy skies and precipitation

d. All of the above are correct.

23. Within a thunderstorm, the lower part of the cloud is predominantly ________ charged, and the upper part is ________ charged.

a. negatively, positively

b. negatively, negatively

c. neutrally, both positiv

25. Which of the following is not a criterion for a thunderstorm to be classified as severe?

a. it produces large hail.

b. It produces strong winds.

c. It spawns a tornado

d. It produces heavy rain.

e. All of the above are criteria for severe thunderstorms

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12. Immediately after a cold front passes a surface weather station during winte

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