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Question #1

Which of the following air parcels could possibly hold the most water vapor?

A Air temperature of 80°F and 60% RH

B Air temperature of 60°F and 80% RH

C Air temperature of 60°F and 60% RH

D Air temperature of 70°F and 80% RH

E Air temperature of 70°F and 60% RH

Question #2

During a strong La Nina event, the sea surface temperatures would tend to be warmer than normal off the coast of ___________ and atmospheric conditions would likely be drier than normal off the coast of ______

A Indonesia, Peru

B Ecuador, Peru

C Peru, Indonesia

D Indonesia, Australia

E Australia, Indonesia

Question #3

This area has the world’s largest occurrence of tornadoes:

A Equatorial regions

B Equatorial Africa

C The Caribbean and Florida

D The Rocky Mountains of the USA

E The Southern Great Plains of the USA

Question #4

Air rising in the troposphere will tend to cool as it rises. This type of cooling is referred to as ___________________ .
If this air was forced to rise by being pushed up a mountain range, this type of uplift would be referred to as ___________.

A Adiabatic, Convective

B Adiabatic, Orographic

C Adiabatic, Convergent

D Diabatic, Orographic

E Diabatic, Convergent

Question #5

What starts the formation of a Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone and what signals the end of this storm?

A An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

B A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

C A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

D A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

E A Cold Front, A Warm Front

Question #6

Monsoons are seasonally-reversing winds that bring ___ winters and ___ summers. These are most common in ____ .

A Dry, Wet, the Great Basin

B Wet, Dry, India

C Dry, Wet, South Asia

D Wet, Dry, the Great Plains

E Hot, Dry, India

Question #7

When compared to Cold Fronts, Warm Fronts are associated with _____ rainfall and have a _______ slope for the warm air to rise upon.

A Heavier, Lower Angle

B Milder, Lower Angle

C Heavier, Steeper Angle

D Milder, Steeper Angle

Question #8

Anticyclones are areas of ______ pressure
that circulate _________ in the Northern Hemisphere
and are associated with _______ skies

A Low, Clockwise, Cloudy

B Low, Clockwise, Clear

C High, Counterclockwise, Clear

D High, Clockwise, Cloudy

E High, Clockwise, Clear

Question #9

You hear thunder 25 seconds after seeing a lightning flash. How far away was the lightning?

A 5 miles

B 3 miles

C 10 miles

D 25 miles

E 2 miles

Question #10

A storm located with the tropics of the Atlantic Ocean, with sustained wind speeds of 96 mph would technically be called a _____. If this same storm was in the western Pacific Ocean it would be called a _____.

A Typhoon, Hurricane

B hurricane, Tropical Storm

C Hurricane, El Nino

D Hurricane, Typhoon

E Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm

Question #11

Northern Hemisphere Rossby waves are more extreme in _________ when the Polar Jet Stream moves further _______

A Winter, North

B Summer, South

C Summer, North

D Winter, South

E Evening, Inland

Question #12

These high altitude clouds look like horse tails and are made of ice:

A Cumulus

B Cumulonimbus

C Nimbostratus

D Cirrus

E Stratus

Question #13

These two physical items MUST be present in a parcel of air for it to form clouds and rain.

A Water Vapor & Ice

B Water & Water Vapor

C Hygroscopic nuclei & Water Vapor

D Dust & Hygroscopic nuclei

Question #14

In a Mid Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone, what is created when the cold front catches up to the warm front?

A An Occluded Front

B A Hurricane

C A Stationary Front

D A Low Pressure Cell

E A Tornado

Question #15

A strong coastal wind blowing towards the land during a warm, springtime afternoon in Southern California would most likely represent a __________

A Advection Fog

B Sea Breeze

C Monsoon

D Land Breeze

E Santa Ana Wind

Question #16

This is the most likely month for a Northern Hemisphere typhoon or hurricane to occur.

A April

B September

C June

D December

E February

Question #17

According to the information presented in this course, this area has the world’s largest concentration of lightning strikes:

A Great Basin

B Southern Great Plains

C Florida

D Central Africa

E Caribbean Sea

Question #18

When the sun comes out after a storm, the transfer of water vapor into the atmosphere from the trees, grasses, bushes, and flowers would be an example of :

A Plantspiration

B Condensation

C Transpiration

D Perspiration

E Evaporation

Question #19

Tropical Storm Charlene would be the ____ tropical storm in the Atlantic that year, and would have certainly formed from a ____

A Third, Typhoon

B Second, Hurricane

C Fourth, Tropical Depression

D Third, Tropical Depression

E Third, Hurricane

Question #20

Galway, Ireland (located approximately 53 degrees North Latitude) would be impacted by these winds for much of the year:

A Westerly Winds

B NE Trade Winds

C Santa Ana Winds

D Polar Easterly Winds

E Tornadoes

Question #21

What are the main two reasons why the atmosphere is so DRY at the North Pole?

A Very Cold Air & High Pressure

B Very Cold & Low Pressure

C Very Cold & the ITCZ

D Very Cold Air & Westerly Winds

E Very Cold & they don’t sell alcohol there

Question #22

Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?

A 28.15″ of Mercury

B 1029 mb

C 74 cm of Mercury

D 14.3 p.s.i.

E 740 mm of Mercury

Question #23

What is the main reason why some clouds just don’t produce precipitation?

A Condensation doesn’t start

B The air doesn’t rise to its LCL

C The RH never gets to 100%

D The droplets inside the cloud don’t grow large enough

E The air doesn’t reach its Dew Point

Question #24

Place the following in the correct order for being most likely to occur in 1 = winter, 2 = spring, and 3 = Fall

A 1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Hurricanes, and 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones

B 1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 3 = Hurricanes

C 1 = Hurricanes, 2 = Tornadoes, 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones

D 1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2= Tornadoes, 3 = Hurricanes

E 1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2 = Hurricanes, 3 = Tornadoes

Question #25

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at ____

A High, the Equator

B High, 30s

C Low, 30N

D Low, 60N

E Low, the Equator

Question #26

Droplets of liquid water falling through the troposphere with an average diameter of 0.25 millimeters would be ___ and its shape would most likely be ___

A Rain, Spherical

B Rain, Spherical

C Drizzle, Teardrop

D Drizzle, Spherical

E Dew, Spherical

Question #27

Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?

A mP

B cT

C pT

D mT

E cP

Question #28

Lightning is more common over land than over the oceans, is most common in tropical regions, and is rare north of 65°N

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #29

During an El Nino year, the following conditions exist for the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean compared to normal:

A Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

B Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

C Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

D Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

Question #30

A cruise ship that sails slowly through thick, still fog in the early morning hours would most likely be experiencing ___

A Carnival Fog

B Advection Fog

C Radiation fog

D London Fog

E Evaporation fog

Question #31

The oceans and seas cover about ___ % of the Earth’s surface area and contain ___ % of the earth’s total water

A 97, 96.5

B 71, 65

C 50, 50

D 71, 96.5

E 96.5, 69

Question #32

Which type of cloud forms hail, lightning and thunder, and which stage of this cloud’s development is most dangerous?

A Nimbostratus, Dissipating

B Cumulonimbus, Mature

C Cumulonimbus, Dissipating

D Nimbostratus, Mature

E Nimbostratus, Cumulus

Question #33

In an occluded front, where is all the warm air?

A It’s in Brazil

B It’s all been lifted off the ground

C It’s north of the Low Pressure Center

D It’s west of the Cold Front

E It’s east of the Warm Front

Question #34

On an average day, when would you expect to get the lowest Relative Humidity at Glendale College?

A Sunrise

B 12 noon

C Midnight

D Sunset

E Mid-afternoon

Question #35

These low clouds stretch horizontally across the sky, creating a blanket of gray skies and possibly some light drizzle, but no significant rainfall.

A Nimbostratus

B Cumulonimbus

C Cumulus

D Cirrus

E Stratus

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