Chapter 10

Question 1

Baroclinic instability

Answer 1

The tilted pattern of rising and sinking air liberates energy for a cyclone

Question 2

Cyclongensis

Answer 2

The cycle of cyclone birth and growth

Question 3

Panhandle Hooks

Answer 3

During the fall and winter months the region from southern Colorado to the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles is a prime breeding ground for Wisconsin-bound cyclones

Question 4

Aberta Clippers

Answer 4

The Great Lakes region is visited by cyclones born in western Canada that move southeastward

*called this because of their birthplace and their fast forward speed

Question 5

nor’easters

Answer 5

winter cyclones that develop along the East Coast over the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Question 6

Comma cloud

Answer 6

Characteristic of mature extratropical cyclones and is quite different from the circular tropical cyclone

The tail of the comma is cloudiness along the trailing cold front, which a tropical cyclone lacks

Question 7

Dry slot

Answer 7

The cloudless region between the comma head and tail

*a feature more often seen in more mature extratropical cyclones and not in hurricanes