Exam 2

A  Cool weather all year

B  No seasons

C  A very pronounced wet seasons, with very high amounts of rainfall

D  A very cold season and a warm season

A  Stationary front

B  Occluded front

C  Warm front

D  Hurricane

A  A flash flood warming

B  A tornado warning

C  A tornado watch

D  A storm watch

A  mT

B  We can’t know for sure

C  cP

D  mP

A  Human activities

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  Asteroid impact

D  All of these

A  Latent heat is being released

B  We cannot know for sure

C  Latent heat is being absorbed

D  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

A  Surface tension

B  Capillarity

C  Expansion

D  Liquidity

A  High temperatures year round

B  Grasslands and large herbivores

C  A wet season and a dry season

D  All of these

A  Increases and decreases in atmospheric gases and aerosols, primarily caused by natural activity such as volcanic activity

B  Changes in Earth-Sun relationships, namely the shape of the Earth’s orbit around the sun, the precession of Earth’s axis, and the Earth’s axial tilt.

C  Cyclical changes in solar irradiance caused by increases and decreases in sunspot activity.

D  Topographic changes from tectonic processes, erosion, and mass wasting.

A  Radiation fog

B  Intersection fog

C  Upslope for

D  Evaporation fog

A  Climate is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, while weather is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.

B  Weather is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.

C  Weather refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time, whereas climate refers to temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.

D  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

A  Tropical depression

B  Hurricane

C  Tropical tornado

D  Tropical storm

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Rise

C  Sink

D  Move laterally

A  A very clear and calm day

B  A midlatitude cyclone

C  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

D  A hurricane

A  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  Very nice and warm weather

D  No significant changes in weather

A  All these are true about tundra

B  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

C  A climate with cold, dark and long winters and very short, cool summers

D  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

A  Less evaporation

B  More evaporation

C  No evaporation

D  Can’t tell for sure

A  Arctic

B  Continental tropical

C  Maritime continental

D  Maritime tropical

A  Warm front

B  Stationary front

C  Occluded front

D  Cold front

A  D climates are basically deserts.

B  D climates have colder winters and shorter summers than C climates

C  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

D  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

A  Mediterranean

B  Humid subtropical

C  Steppe

D  Marine west coast

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  More water vapor will be added to the air

B  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

C  Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor

D  None of the above

A  In the ITCZ

B  At the South Pole

C  At 30° North

D  At the North Pole

A  It expands when freezing

B  It can be found in all phases on Earth

C  It can easily be found as a liquid, but very difficult to encounter as a gas

D  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Can be caused by cold air moving over a warmer air (evaporation)

B  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

C  Can take place in valleys, as cool air settles near the ground and chills

D  Can be caused by the cooling of air as it moves upslope

A  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

B  effects of the ITCZ

C  short, relatively mild, winters

D  unstable maritime air masses

A  Least intense winds and rain

B  No winds

C  Most intense winds and rain

D  No rain

A  A lot of precipitation

B  All of these

C  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

D  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

A  All are correct

B  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  Reaches dry land

A  Convergent

B  Orographic

C  Frontal

D  Regional

A  They may result in precipitation, but not always

B  They are visible expressions of condensation

C  They can impact the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface

D  All of these are correct

A  Specific humidity

B  Absolute humidity

C  High humidity

D  Relative humidity

A  Tornadoes

B  Hurricanes

C  Midlatitude cyclones

D  Midlatitude anticyclones