Exam 2

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

B  No seasons

C  A very cold season and a warm season

D  Cool weather all year

A  Hurricane

B  Stationary front

C  Occluded front

D  Warm front

A  A flash flood warming

B  A tornado warning

C  A storm watch

D  A tornado watch

A  mP

B  mT

C  cP

D  We can’t know for sure

A  Asteroid impact

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  Human activities

D  All of these

A  Latent heat is being released

B  Latent heat is being absorbed

C  We cannot know for sure

D  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

A  Surface tension

B  Capillarity

C  Expansion

D  Liquidity

A  A wet season and a dry season

B  All of these

C  Grasslands and large herbivores

D  High temperatures year round

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

B  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.

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

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

A  Upslope for

B  Intersection fog

C  Evaporation 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  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 and climate are essentially the same thing.

D  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.

A  Tropical storm

B  Hurricane

C  Tropical tornado

D  Tropical depression

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Rise

C  Sink

D  Move laterally

A  A hurricane

B  A very clear and calm day

C  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

D  A midlatitude cyclone

A  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  Very nice and warm weather

D  No significant changes in weather

A  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

B  All these are true about tundra

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

D  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

A  More evaporation

B  Can’t tell for sure

C  No evaporation

D  Less evaporation

A  Continental tropical

B  Maritime tropical

C  Arctic

D  Maritime continental

A  Warm front

B  Stationary front

C  Cold front

D  Occluded front

A  D climates are basically deserts.

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 generally warmer on average than C climates

A  Steppe

B  Mediterranean

C  Humid subtropical

D  Marine west coast

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  More water vapor will be added to the air

B  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

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

D  None of the above

A  At 30° North

B  At the North Pole

C  In the ITCZ

D  At the South Pole

A  It can be found in all phases on Earth

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

C  It expands when freezing

D  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

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  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

B  short, relatively mild, winters

C  unstable maritime air masses

D  effects of the ITCZ

A  No rain

B  Least intense winds and rain

C  Most intense winds and rain

D  No winds

A  A lot of precipitation

B  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

C  All of these

D  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

A  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

B  Reaches dry land

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  All are correct

A  Regional

B  Frontal

C  Convergent

D  Orographic

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

B  All of these are correct

C  They are visible expressions of condensation

D  They may result in precipitation, but not always

A  Specific humidity

B  High humidity

C  Absolute humidity

D  Relative humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Hurricanes

C  Midlatitude anticyclones

D  Tornadoes