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Question #1

Which of these climate types have high Potential Evapotranspiration and low Precipitation?

A BS and BW

B Af and Aw

C Cfb and BW

D Af and BS

E BW and Am

Question #2

This biome is home to over half of all named plant and animal species.

A Desert

B Mid Latitude Mixed Forest

C Tropical Savannah

D Mid Latitude Grassland

E Tropical Rainforest

Question #3

Most of coastal Southern California has this Koppen climate type

A Tropical Savanna

B Californian

C Mediterranean

D Marine West Coast

E Desert

Question #4

Glendale’s climate is characterized as ____ while coastal Santa Barbara has a ___ climate

A Dfa, Dwb

B Csb, Cfa

C Cfa, Csa

D BWh, BSh

E Csa, Csb

Question #5

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

A Humid Subtropical

B Subarctic

C Humid Continental

D Mediterranean

E Tundra

Question #6

Tap roots, small leaves, thorns, and waxy structures are examples of perennial plant adaptations found mostly in ____ biomes.

A Tundra

B Desert

C Steppe

D Mediterranean

E Rainforest

Question #7

This mid-latitude climate type is most heavily influenced by warm ocean currents.

A Humid Subtropical

B Marine West Coat

C Tundra

D Humid Continental

E Tropical Wet

Question #8

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

A Humid

B Wet all year

C Winter is Wet

D Highland

E Hot

Question #9

This Koppen climate type is found where elevation is a more dominant factor than is latitude

A D

B C

C B

D H

E E

Question #10

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

A Sea Breeze

B Santa Ana Wind

C Advection Fog

D Land Breeze

E Monsoon

Question #11

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

A Sunrise

B 12 noon

C Sunset

D Mid-afternoon

E Midnight

Question #12

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

A Cirrus

B Cumulonimbus

C Cumulus

D Nimbostratus

E Stratus

Question #13

What is the RELATIVE HUMIDITY for a parcel of air with the following characteristics?
Temperature = 80F
SMR = 40 grams/Kg
LCL = 200m
Dew Point = 60F
AMR = 30 grams/Kg

A 20%

B 60%

C 75%

D 50%

E 100%

Question #14

Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?

A 74 cm of Mercury

B 740 mm of Mercury

C 1029 mb

D 14.3 p.s.i.

E 28.15″ of Mercury

Question #15

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 Dew, Spherical

C Drizzle, Teardrop

D Rain, Spherical

E Drizzle, Spherical

Question #16

__________ dictates that air in the atmosphere should move from an area of High Pressure to an area of Low Pressure

A Polar Jet Stream

B The Pressure Gradient Force

C The Air Force

D The Coriolis Force

E The “Force”

Question #17

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, An Occluded Front

C A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

D A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

E A Cold Front, A Warm Front

Question #18

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

A The Rocky Mountains of the USA

B Equatorial regions

C The Caribbean and Florida

D The Southern Great Plains of the USA

E Equatorial Africa

Question #19

The Coriolis Effect would be strongest under which conditions?

A Fast winds near 7 degrees South Latitude

B Slow winds near 80 degrees South Latitude

C Slow winds near 7 degrees North Latitude

D Fast winds near 80 degrees North Latitude

E Fast winds near Southern California

Question #20

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

A Nimbostratus, Dissipating

B Nimbostratus, Cumulus

C Cumulonimbus, Dissipating

D Cumulonimbus, Mature

E Nimbostratus, Mature

Question #21

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

A Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

B Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

C Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

D Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

Question #22

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

A Summer, North

B Evening, Inland

C Winter, South

D Winter, North

E Summer, South

Question #23

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 Australia, Indonesia

B Peru, Indonesia

C Indonesia, Australia

D Indonesia, Peru

E Ecuador, Peru

Question #24

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

A 50, 50

B 96.5, 69

C 71, 65

D 71, 96.5

E 97, 96.5

Question #25

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

A Cumulonimbus

B Cumulus

C Cirrus

D Nimbostratus

E Stratus

Question #26

Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?

A pT

B mP

C mT

D cT

E cP

Question #27

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

A London Fog

B Advection Fog

C Radiation fog

D Evaporation fog

E Carnival Fog

Question #28

You hear thunder 30 seconds after seeing a lightning flash. How far away was the lightning?

A 12 miles

B 9 miles

C 15 miles

D 3 miles

E 6 miles

Question #29

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

A Third, Tropical Depression

B Fourth, Tropical Depression

C Third, Typhoon

D Third, Hurricane

F Second, Hurricane

Question #30

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

A True

B False

Question #31

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

A A Low Pressure Cell

B An Occluded Front

C A Hurricane

D A Tornado

E A Stationary Front

Question #32

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 Diabatic, Orographic

C Adiabatic, Orographic

D Diabatic, Convergent

E Adiabatic, Convergent

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