Exam 2 on Chapters 4,5,6,7 (2)

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Question #1

If a Steppe Climate became increasingly more dry over many decades, the climate type might eventually change. The most likely climate it would change into would be the _____ .

A Mid-Latitude Grassland

B Desert

C Tropical Savanna

D Mediterranean

E Tundra

Question #2

What does the lower case “h” mean in the Koppen climate system?

A Highland

B Humid

C Winter is Wet

D Hot

E Wet all year

Question #3

If you were in the Boreal Forest Biome the next biome to the north would be

A Tundra

B Temperate Mixed Forest

C Mediterranean

D Humid Continental

E Can’t tell – it depends on the hemisphere

Question #4

As a river runs through a desert biome there is a lot of lush, green vegetation growing along the river banks. In this case, this vegetation would be referred to as

A Forest

B Mediterranean

C Riparian

D Savannah

E Prairie

Question #5

In which climate region would you find the Boreal Forest biome?

A Mediterranean

B Tundra

C Humid Subtropical

D Subarctic

E Humid Continental

Question #6

The climate type of coastal California is referred to as _____ and the climate type immediately north of this (as in Washington State) would be classified as _______

A Mediterranean, Marine West Coast

B Mediterranean, Desert

C Desert, Humid Continental

D Marine West Coast, Subarctic

E Desert, Steppe

Question #7

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

A Caribbean Sea

B Central Africa

C Great Basin

D Florida

E Southern Great Plains

Question #8

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at ____

A High, the Equator

B Low, 30N

C Low, 60N

D Low, the Equator

E High, 30s

Question #9

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

A Cumulonimbus

B Stratus

C Cirrus

D Nimbostratus

E Cumulus

Question #10

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

A Milder, Lower Angle

B Milder, Steeper Angle

C Heavier, Steeper Angle

D Heavier, Lower Angle

Question #11

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

A The RH never gets to 100%

B Condensation doesn’t start

C The air doesn’t rise to its LCL

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

E The air doesn’t reach its Dew Point

Question #12

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

A A Tornado

B A Low Pressure Cell

C An Occluded Front

D A Hurricane

E A Stationary Front

Question #13

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 Condensation

B Perspiration

C Plantspiration

D Transpiration

E Evaporation

Question #14

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 Warm Front

C A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

D A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

E A Cold Front, A Warm Front

Question #15

Under which general conditions would fog be most likely to form?

A Clear, windy, cold nights

B Clear, calm, cold nights

C Clear, calm, summer evenings

D Cloudy, windy, summer evenings

F Cloudy, cold, windy nights

Question #16

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 hurricane, Tropical Storm

B Hurricane, Typhoon

C Hurricane, El Nino

D Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm

E Typhoon, Hurricane

Question #17

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

A February

B April

C September

D December

E June

Question #18

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

A The Rocky Mountains of the USA

B Equatorial regions

C The Southern Great Plains of the USA

D Equatorial Africa

E The Caribbean and Florida

Question #19

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

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

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

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

Question #20

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 ___

B Rain, Spherical

C Drizzle, Spherical

D Drizzle, Teardrop

E Rain, Spherical

F Dew, Spherical

Question #21

To which temperature must air always cool for condensation to begin?

A Dew Point

B 100%

C 32F

D LCL

E 50F

Question #22

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

A Dry, Wet, the Great Basin

B Wet, Dry, the Great Plains

C Dry, Wet, South Asia

D Wet, Dry, India

E Hot, Dry, India

Question #23

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

A Hygroscopic nuclei & Water Vapor

B Water & Water Vapor

C Dust & Hygroscopic nuclei

D Water Vapor & Ice

Question #24

After a rainstorm, water is pulled downward by gravity into the soil, sediments and cracks in the rocks through a process known as ________

A Transpiration

B Infiltration

C Runoff

D Albedo

E Transmission

Question #25

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, Australia

B Australia, Indonesia

C Peru, Indonesia

D Ecuador, Peru

E Indonesia, Peru

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