Exam 2

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

B  No seasons

C  Cool weather all year

D  A very cold season and a warm season

A  Occluded front

B  Stationary front

C  Hurricane

D  Warm front

A  A flash flood warming

B  A tornado warning

C  A storm watch

D  A tornado watch

A  We can’t know for sure

B  cP

C  mP

D  mT

A  Human activities

B  Asteroid impact

C  All of these

D  Volcanic eruptions

A  We cannot know for sure

B  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

C  Latent heat is being released

D  Latent heat is being absorbed

A  Expansion

B  Capillarity

C  Liquidity

D  Surface tension

A  Grasslands and large herbivores

B  High temperatures year round

C  All of these

D  A wet season and a dry season

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

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

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

D  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.

A  Upslope for

B  Evaporation fog

C  Intersection fog

D  Radiation fog

A  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

B  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.

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  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.

A  Tropical storm

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical tornado

D  Hurricane

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Sink

B  None of these

C  Move laterally

D  Rise

A  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

B  A midlatitude cyclone

C  A hurricane

D  A very clear and calm day

A  No significant changes in weather

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  Very nice and warm weather

D  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

A  All these are true about tundra

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

C  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

D  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

A  Can’t tell for sure

B  More evaporation

C  No evaporation

D  Less evaporation

A  Maritime continental

B  Maritime tropical

C  Arctic

D  Continental tropical

A  Warm front

B  Cold front

C  Occluded front

D  Stationary front

A  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

B  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

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

D  D climates are basically deserts.

A  Humid subtropical

B  Steppe

C  Mediterranean

D  Marine west coast

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

C  More water vapor will be added to the air

D  None of the above

A  At 30° North

B  In the ITCZ

C  At the South Pole

D  At the North Pole

A  It can be found in all phases on Earth

B  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

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

D  It expands when freezing

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 be caused by the cooling of air as it moves upslope

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

A  unstable maritime air masses

B  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

C  effects of the ITCZ

D  short, relatively mild, winters

A  No winds

B  Most intense winds and rain

C  No rain

D  Least intense winds and rain

A  A lot of precipitation

B  All of these

C  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

D  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

A  Reaches dry land

B  All are correct

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

A  Regional

B  Orographic

C  Frontal

D  Convergent

A  They are visible expressions of condensation

B  All of these are correct

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

D  They may result in precipitation, but not always

A  Specific humidity

B  High humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  Absolute humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Hurricanes

C  Tornadoes

D  Midlatitude anticyclones