Exam 2

A  No seasons

B  A very cold season and a warm season

C  Cool weather all year

D  A very pronounced wet seasons, with very high amounts of rainfall

A  Warm front

B  Occluded front

C  Hurricane

D  Stationary front

A  A tornado watch

B  A tornado warning

C  A storm watch

D  A flash flood warming

A  cP

B  We can’t know for sure

C  mT

D  mP

A  Human activities

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  All of these

D  Asteroid impact

A  We cannot know for sure

B  Latent heat is being released

C  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

D  Latent heat is being absorbed

A  Surface tension

B  Liquidity

C  Expansion

D  Capillarity

A  A wet season and a dry season

B  High temperatures year round

C  Grasslands and large herbivores

D  All of these

A  Increases and decreases in atmospheric gases and aerosols, primarily caused by natural activity such as volcanic activity

B  Topographic changes from tectonic processes, erosion, and mass wasting.

C  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.

D  Cyclical changes in solar irradiance caused by increases and decreases in sunspot activity.

A  Evaporation fog

B  Upslope for

C  Intersection fog

D  Radiation fog

A  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.

B  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

C  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.

D  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.

A  Tropical depression

B  Tropical storm

C  Hurricane

D  Tropical tornado

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Sink

C  Move laterally

D  Rise

A  A hurricane

B  A very clear and calm day

C  A midlatitude cyclone

D  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

A  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  No significant changes in weather

D  Very nice and warm weather

A  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

B  A climate with cold, dark and long winters and very short, cool summers

C  All these are true about tundra

D  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

A  No evaporation

B  Less evaporation

C  Can’t tell for sure

D  More evaporation

A  Maritime continental

B  Arctic

C  Continental tropical

D  Maritime tropical

A  Occluded front

B  Stationary front

C  Warm front

D  Cold front

A  D climates have colder winters and shorter summers than C climates

B  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

C  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

D  D climates are basically deserts.

A  Marine west coast

B  Mediterranean

C  Humid subtropical

D  Steppe

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

B  Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor

C  More water vapor will be added to the air

D  None of the above

A  At the North Pole

B  At 30° North

C  At the South Pole

D  In the ITCZ

A  It expands when freezing

B  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

C  It can be found in all phases on Earth

D  It can easily be found as a liquid, but very difficult to encounter as a gas

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

B  Can be caused by cold air moving over a warmer air (evaporation)

C  Can take place in valleys, as cool air settles near the ground and chills

D  Can be caused by the cooling of air as it moves upslope

A  effects of the ITCZ

B  short, relatively mild, winters

C  unstable maritime air masses

D  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

A  Most intense winds and rain

B  No rain

C  Least intense winds and rain

D  No winds

A  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

B  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

C  All of these

D  A lot of precipitation

A  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

B  Reaches dry land

C  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

D  All are correct

A  Convergent

B  Orographic

C  Frontal

D  Regional

A  They may result in precipitation, but not always

B  They are visible expressions of condensation

C  All of these are correct

D  They can impact the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface

A  High humidity

B  Absolute humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  Specific humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Tornadoes

C  Hurricanes

D  Midlatitude anticyclones