Exam 2

A  A very cold season and a warm season

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

C  No seasons

D  Cool weather all year

A  Warm front

B  Occluded front

C  Stationary front

D  Hurricane

A  A storm watch

B  A tornado warning

C  A tornado watch

D  A flash flood warming

A  cP

B  mP

C  mT

D  We can’t know for sure

A  All of these

B  Asteroid impact

C  Human activities

D  Volcanic eruptions

A  Latent heat is being absorbed

B  We cannot know for sure

C  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

D  Latent heat is being released

A  Expansion

B  Capillarity

C  Surface tension

D  Liquidity

A  A wet season and a dry season

B  Grasslands and large herbivores

C  High temperatures year round

D  All of these

A  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.

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

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

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

A  Upslope for

B  Intersection fog

C  Radiation fog

D  Evaporation fog

A  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.

B  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.

C  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

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 tornado

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical storm

D  Hurricane

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Rise

B  Sink

C  Move laterally

D  None of these

A  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

B  A very clear and calm day

C  A midlatitude cyclone

D  A hurricane

A  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

B  No significant changes in weather

C  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

D  Very nice and warm weather

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

B  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

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  Maritime tropical

D  Continental tropical

A  Warm front

B  Stationary front

C  Occluded front

D  Cold front

A  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

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

C  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

D  D climates are basically deserts.

A  Steppe

B  Mediterranean

C  Marine west coast

D  Humid subtropical

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

B  More water vapor will be added to the air

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

D  None of the above

A  At the South Pole

B  At the North Pole

C  At 30° North

D  In the ITCZ

A  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

B  It expands when freezing

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

D  It can be found in all phases on Earth

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

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 winds

C  Least intense winds and rain

D  No rain

A  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

B  All of these

C  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

D  A lot of precipitation

A  All are correct

B  Reaches dry land

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

A  Regional

B  Convergent

C  Frontal

D  Orographic

A  They are visible expressions of condensation

B  They may result in precipitation, but not always

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

D  All of these are correct

A  High humidity

B  Specific humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  Absolute humidity

A  Tornadoes

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Midlatitude cyclones

D  Hurricanes