Exam 2

A  Cool weather all year

B  A very cold season and a warm season

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

D  No seasons

A  Warm front

B  Hurricane

C  Stationary front

D  Occluded front

A  A tornado warning

B  A tornado watch

C  A flash flood warming

D  A storm watch

A  mP

B  mT

C  We can’t know for sure

D  cP

A  Volcanic eruptions

B  Asteroid impact

C  Human activities

D  All of these

A  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

B  Latent heat is being absorbed

C  Latent heat is being released

D  We cannot know for sure

A  Surface tension

B  Capillarity

C  Liquidity

D  Expansion

A  A wet season and a dry season

B  All of these

C  High temperatures year round

D  Grasslands and large herbivores

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

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

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

D  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.

A  Intersection fog

B  Radiation fog

C  Evaporation fog

D  Upslope for

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 storm

B  Tropical tornado

C  Hurricane

D  Tropical depression

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  None of these

B  Sink

C  Rise

D  Move laterally

A  A hurricane

B  A very clear and calm day

C  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

D  A midlatitude cyclone

A  Very nice and warm weather

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

D  No significant changes in weather

A  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

B  All these are true about tundra

C  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

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

A  No evaporation

B  Less evaporation

C  More evaporation

D  Can’t tell for sure

A  Continental tropical

B  Arctic

C  Maritime continental

D  Maritime tropical

A  Occluded front

B  Cold front

C  Warm front

D  Stationary front

A  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

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

C  D climates are basically deserts.

D  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

A  Humid subtropical

B  Steppe

C  Marine west coast

D  Mediterranean

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  More water vapor will be added to the air

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

C  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

D  None of the above

A  At the South Pole

B  In the ITCZ

C  At the North Pole

D  At 30° North

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

B  It can be found in all phases on Earth

C  It expands when freezing

D  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

A  unstable maritime air masses

B  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

C  short, relatively mild, winters

D  effects of the ITCZ

A  No winds

B  No rain

C  Least intense winds and rain

D  Most intense winds and rain

A  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

B  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

C  All of these

D  A lot of precipitation

A  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

B  All are correct

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  Reaches dry land

A  Regional

B  Frontal

C  Convergent

D  Orographic

A  All of these are correct

B  They may result in precipitation, but not always

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

D  They are visible expressions of condensation

A  Specific humidity

B  Relative humidity

C  Absolute humidity

D  High humidity

A  Tornadoes

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Hurricanes

D  Midlatitude cyclones