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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A A very cold season and a warm season
B A very pronounced wet seasons, with very high amounts of rainfall
C No seasons
D Cool weather all year
Question #2
A Warm front
B Occluded front
C Stationary front
D Hurricane
Question #3
A A storm watch
B A tornado warning
C A tornado watch
D A flash flood warming
Question #4
A cP
B mP
C mT
D We can’t know for sure
Question #5
A All of these
B Asteroid impact
C Human activities
D Volcanic eruptions
Question #6
A Latent heat is being absorbed
B We cannot know for sure
C There is no latent heat being absorbed or released
D Latent heat is being released
Question #7
A Expansion
B Capillarity
C Surface tension
D Liquidity
Question #8
A A wet season and a dry season
B Grasslands and large herbivores
C High temperatures year round
D All of these
Question #9
A 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.
B Topographic changes from tectonic processes, erosion, and mass wasting.
C Increases and decreases in atmospheric gases and aerosols, primarily caused by natural activity such as volcanic activity
D Cyclical changes in solar irradiance caused by increases and decreases in sunspot activity.
Question #10
A Upslope for
B Intersection fog
C Radiation fog
D Evaporation fog
Question #11
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 and climate are essentially the same thing.
D 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.
Question #12
A Tropical tornado
B Tropical depression
C Tropical storm
D Hurricane
Question #13
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #14
A Rise
B Sink
C Move laterally
D None of these
Question #15
A A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone
B A very clear and calm day
C A midlatitude cyclone
D A hurricane
Question #16
A The weather cannot be predicted in this situation
B No significant changes in weather
C Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes
D Very nice and warm weather
Question #17
A A climate with cold, dark and long winters and very short, cool summers
B A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost
C All these are true about tundra
D A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates
Question #18
A No evaporation
B Less evaporation
C Can’t tell for sure
D More evaporation
Question #19
A Maritime continental
B Arctic
C Maritime tropical
D Continental tropical
Question #20
A Warm front
B Stationary front
C Occluded front
D Cold front
Question #21
A D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates
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 basically deserts.
Question #22
A Steppe
B Mediterranean
C Marine west coast
D Humid subtropical
Question #23
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #24
A Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound
B More water vapor will be added to the air
C Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor
D None of the above
Question #25
A At the South Pole
B At the North Pole
C At 30° North
D In the ITCZ
Question #26
A It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules
B It expands when freezing
C It can easily be found as a liquid, but very difficult to encounter as a gas
D It can be found in all phases on Earth
Question #27
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #28
A Can take place in valleys, as cool air settles near the ground and chills
B Can only happen when it’s very cold outside
C Can be caused by cold air moving over a warmer air (evaporation)
D Can be caused by the cooling of air as it moves upslope
Question #29
A effects of the ITCZ
B short, relatively mild, winters
C unstable maritime air masses
D consistent day lengths and insolation year round
Question #30
A Most intense winds and rain
B No winds
C Least intense winds and rain
D No rain
Question #31
A Severe weather associated with cold fronts
B All of these
C Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture
D A lot of precipitation
Question #32
A All are correct
B Reaches dry land
C Encounters increased wind shear aloft
D Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes
Question #33
A Regional
B Convergent
C Frontal
D Orographic
Question #34
A They are visible expressions of condensation
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 All of these are correct
Question #35
A High humidity
B Specific humidity
C Relative humidity
D Absolute humidity
Question #36
A Tornadoes
B Midlatitude anticyclones
C Midlatitude cyclones
D Hurricanes