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 Tundra

B Mid-Latitude Grassland

C Desert

D Mediterranean

E Tropical Savanna

Question #2

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

A Highland

B Wet all year

C Hot

D Humid

E Winter is Wet

Question #3

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

A Mediterranean

B Tundra

C Humid Continental

D Can’t tell – it depends on the hemisphere

E Temperate Mixed Forest

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 Riparian

B Savannah

C Forest

D Mediterranean

E Prairie

Question #5

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

A Mediterranean

B Humid Subtropical

C Tundra

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 Marine West Coast, Subarctic

B Desert, Humid Continental

C Mediterranean, Marine West Coast

D Desert, Steppe

E Mediterranean, Desert

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 Southern Great Plains

D Florida

E Great Basin

Question #8

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at ____

A Low, 60N

B Low, the Equator

C Low, 30N

D High, 30s

E High, the Equator

Question #9

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

A Cumulonimbus

B Nimbostratus

C Cumulus

D Cirrus

E Stratus

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, Steeper Angle

B Heavier, Steeper Angle

C Heavier, Lower 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 Tornado

B A Stationary Front

C A Hurricane

D An Occluded Front

E A Low Pressure Cell

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 Evaporation

C Condensation

D Perspiration

E Plantspiration

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. A Warm Front

B A Cold Front, A Warm Front

C A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

D A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

E An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

Question #15

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

A Clear, calm, cold nights

C Cloudy, cold, windy nights

D Clear, calm, summer evenings

E Clear, windy, cold nights

F Cloudy, windy, summer evenings

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, El Nino

B Typhoon, Hurricane

C Hurricane, Typhoon

D Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm

E hurricane, Tropical Storm

Question #17

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

A June

B April

C February

D December

E September

Question #18

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

A The Caribbean and Florida

B The Rocky Mountains of the USA

C Equatorial regions

D The Southern Great Plains of the USA

E Equatorial Africa

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 = Hurricanes, 3 = Tornadoes

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

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

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

B Drizzle, Spherical

C Rain, Spherical

D Rain, Spherical

F Dew, Spherical

Question #21

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

A 50F

B 100%

C Dew Point

D LCL

E 32F

Question #22

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

A Hot, Dry, India

B Dry, Wet, South Asia

C Wet, Dry, the Great Plains

D Dry, Wet, the Great Basin

E Wet, Dry, India

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 Water Vapor & Ice

C Hygroscopic nuclei & Water Vapor

D Dust & Hygroscopic nuclei

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 Transmission

C Runoff

D Albedo

E Infiltration

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 Indonesia, Peru

C Indonesia, Australia

D Australia, Indonesia

E Ecuador, Peru

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