Exam 2

A  Cool weather all year

B  A very cold season and a warm season

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

D  No seasons

A  Occluded front

B  Warm front

C  Stationary front

D  Hurricane

A  A tornado watch

B  A storm watch

C  A flash flood warming

D  A tornado warning

A  mT

B  We can’t know for sure

C  mP

D  cP

A  Volcanic eruptions

B  All of these

C  Human activities

D  Asteroid impact

A  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

B  Latent heat is being absorbed

C  Latent heat is being released

D  We cannot know for sure

A  Expansion

B  Liquidity

C  Capillarity

D  Surface tension

A  High temperatures year round

B  A wet season and a dry season

C  Grasslands and large herbivores

D  All of these

A  Cyclical changes in solar irradiance caused by increases and decreases in sunspot 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  Increases and decreases in atmospheric gases and aerosols, primarily caused by natural activity such as volcanic activity

A  Evaporation fog

B  Intersection fog

C  Upslope for

D  Radiation fog

A  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.

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 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.

D  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

A  Hurricane

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical storm

D  Tropical tornado

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Sink

B  Rise

C  None of these

D  Move laterally

A  A midlatitude cyclone

B  A very clear and calm day

C  A hurricane

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  Very nice and warm weather

D  No significant changes in weather

A  All these are true about tundra

B  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

C  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

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

A  Less evaporation

B  Can’t tell for sure

C  No evaporation

D  More evaporation

A  Maritime continental

B  Maritime tropical

C  Continental tropical

D  Arctic

A  Occluded front

B  Cold front

C  Warm front

D  Stationary front

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

B  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

C  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

D  D climates are basically deserts.

A  Mediterranean

B  Humid subtropical

C  Steppe

D  Marine west coast

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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  In the ITCZ

B  At the North Pole

C  At 30° North

D  At the South Pole

A  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

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

C  It can be found in all phases on Earth

D  It expands when freezing

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

D  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

A  effects of the ITCZ

B  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

C  short, relatively mild, winters

D  unstable maritime air masses

A  Least intense winds and rain

B  No rain

C  No winds

D  Most intense winds and rain

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  Reaches dry land

B  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

C  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

D  All are correct

A  Frontal

B  Convergent

C  Regional

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 may result in precipitation, but not always

D  They are visible expressions of condensation

A  Specific humidity

B  Relative humidity

C  High humidity

D  Absolute humidity

A  Midlatitude anticyclones

B  Midlatitude cyclones

C  Tornadoes

D  Hurricanes