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Question #1

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

A BS and BW

B BW and Am

C Af and BS

D Cfb and BW

E Af and Aw

Question #2

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

A Desert

B Tropical Rainforest

C Mid Latitude Mixed Forest

D Tropical Savannah

E Mid Latitude Grassland

Question #3

Most of coastal Southern California has this Koppen climate type

A Tropical Savanna

B Desert

C Marine West Coast

D Californian

E Mediterranean

Question #4

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

A Dfa, Dwb

B Cfa, Csa

C BWh, BSh

D Csa, Csb

E Csb, Cfa

Question #5

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

A Humid Continental

B Subarctic

C Tundra

D Mediterranean

E Humid Subtropical

Question #6

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

A Tundra

B Steppe

C Rainforest

D Mediterranean

E Desert

Question #7

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

A Tundra

B Humid Subtropical

C Marine West Coat

D Humid Continental

E Tropical Wet

Question #8

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

A Highland

B Hot

C Winter is Wet

D Humid

E Wet all year

Question #9

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

A D

B B

C H

D C

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 Santa Ana Wind

B Land Breeze

C Advection Fog

D Monsoon

E Sea Breeze

Question #11

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

A Sunset

B 12 noon

C Midnight

D Mid-afternoon

E Sunrise

Question #12

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

A Stratus

B Cirrus

C Cumulus

D Cumulonimbus

E Nimbostratus

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 60%

B 50%

C 100%

D 20%

E 75%

Question #14

Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?

A 14.3 p.s.i.

B 74 cm of Mercury

C 28.15″ of Mercury

D 1029 mb

E 740 mm 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 Dew, Spherical

B Rain, 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 “Force”

C The Coriolis Force

D The Air Force

E The Pressure Gradient Force

Question #17

What starts the formation of a Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone and what signals the end of this storm?

A A Cold Front, A Warm Front

B A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

C A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

D An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

E A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

Question #18

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

A The Caribbean and Florida

B Equatorial Africa

C The Southern Great Plains of the USA

D The Rocky Mountains of the USA

E Equatorial regions

Question #19

The Coriolis Effect would be strongest under which conditions?

A Fast winds near 80 degrees North Latitude

B Fast winds near 7 degrees South Latitude

C Fast winds near Southern California

D Slow winds near 7 degrees North Latitude

E Slow winds near 80 degrees South Latitude

Question #20

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

A Nimbostratus, Cumulus

B Nimbostratus, Mature

C Cumulonimbus, Mature

D Cumulonimbus, Dissipating

E Nimbostratus, Dissipating

Question #21

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

A Warmer 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 Cooler 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 Winter, North

B Winter, South

C Summer, North

D Evening, Inland

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 Indonesia, Peru

B Ecuador, Peru

C Peru, Indonesia

D Australia, Indonesia

E Indonesia, Australia

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 71, 65

C 97, 96.5

D 71, 96.5

E 96.5, 69

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 Stratus

B Nimbostratus

C Cumulus

D Cumulonimbus

E Cirrus

Question #26

Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?

A cP

B cT

C pT

D mP

E mT

Question #27

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

A Advection Fog

B Radiation fog

C Evaporation fog

D London Fog

E Carnival Fog

Question #28

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

A 15 miles

B 12 miles

C 6 miles

D 3 miles

E 9 miles

Question #29

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

B Third, Typhoon

C Third, Tropical Depression

D Second, Hurricane

E Fourth, Tropical Depression

F Third, 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 False

B True

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 Hurricane

B A Stationary Front

C A Tornado

D An Occluded Front

E A Low Pressure Cell

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, Convergent

B Diabatic, Convergent

C Adiabatic, Orographic

D Adiabatic, Convective

E Diabatic, Orographic

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