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 Tropical Savanna

C Desert

D Mediterranean

E Tundra

Question #2

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

A Winter is Wet

B Humid

C Highland

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 Can’t tell – it depends on the hemisphere

B Mediterranean

C Tundra

D Temperate Mixed Forest

E Humid Continental

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 Savannah

B Riparian

C Mediterranean

D Forest

E Prairie

Question #5

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

A Humid Continental

B Humid Subtropical

C Mediterranean

D Subarctic

E Tundra

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 Marine West Coast, Subarctic

C Mediterranean, Desert

D Desert, Steppe

E Desert, Humid Continental

Question #7

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

A Great Basin

B Southern Great Plains

C Central Africa

D Caribbean Sea

E Florida

Question #8

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at ____

A High, the Equator

B High, 30s

C Low, 30N

D Low, 60N

E Low, the Equator

Question #9

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

A Cumulus

B Stratus

C Nimbostratus

D Cirrus

E Cumulonimbus

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 Heavier, Steeper Angle

B Heavier, Lower Angle

C Milder, Steeper Angle

D Milder, 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 The air doesn’t rise to its LCL

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

D Condensation doesn’t start

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 Low Pressure Cell

B A Tornado

C An Occluded Front

D A Stationary Front

E A Hurricane

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 Transpiration

B Plantspiration

C Perspiration

D Condensation

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 A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

B A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

C A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

D An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

E A Cold Front, A Warm Front

Question #15

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

B Cloudy, cold, windy nights

C Clear, calm, summer evenings

D Cloudy, windy, summer evenings

E Clear, windy, cold nights

F Clear, calm, cold 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, Typhoon

B Typhoon, Hurricane

C hurricane, Tropical Storm

D Hurricane, El Nino

E Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm

Question #17

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

A June

B December

C February

D April

E September

Question #18

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

A Equatorial Africa

B The Rocky Mountains of the USA

C The Southern Great Plains of the USA

D The Caribbean and Florida

E Equatorial regions

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

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

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

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

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

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 ___

A Drizzle, Spherical

B Rain, Spherical

C Dew, Spherical

D Rain, Spherical

F Drizzle, Teardrop

Question #21

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

A 50F

B LCL

C 32F

D 100%

E Dew Point

Question #22

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

A Dry, Wet, the Great Basin

B Hot, Dry, India

C Wet, Dry, India

D Wet, Dry, the Great Plains

E Dry, Wet, South Asia

Question #23

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

A Water & Water Vapor

B Hygroscopic nuclei & 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 Albedo

B Transpiration

C Infiltration

D Runoff

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 Peru, Indonesia

B Australia, Indonesia

C Indonesia, Peru

D Indonesia, Australia

E Ecuador, Peru

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