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  Warm front

D  Occluded front

A  A flash flood warming

B  A storm watch

C  A tornado warning

D  A tornado watch

A  cP

B  mP

C  We can’t know for sure

D  mT

A  Asteroid impact

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  Human activities

D  All of these

A  Latent heat is being released

B  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

C  We cannot know for sure

D  Latent heat is being absorbed

A  Capillarity

B  Expansion

C  Liquidity

D  Surface tension

A  High temperatures year round

B  All of these

C  Grasslands and large herbivores

D  A wet season and a dry season

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  Intersection fog

B  Radiation fog

C  Evaporation fog

D  Upslope for

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  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

C  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.

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  Hurricane

D  Tropical tornado

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Move laterally

B  Rise

C  Sink

D  None of these

A  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

B  A hurricane

C  A very clear and calm day

D  A midlatitude cyclone

A  No significant changes in weather

B  Very nice and warm weather

C  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

D  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

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

B  All these are true about tundra

C  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

D  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

A  Less evaporation

B  No evaporation

C  More evaporation

D  Can’t tell for sure

A  Continental tropical

B  Maritime continental

C  Arctic

D  Maritime tropical

A  Stationary front

B  Cold front

C  Occluded front

D  Warm front

A  D climates are basically deserts.

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

C  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

D  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

A  Humid subtropical

B  Mediterranean

C  Steppe

D  Marine west coast

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 South Pole

B  At 30° North

C  At the North Pole

D  In the ITCZ

A  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

B  It can be found in all phases on Earth

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

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 only happen when it’s very cold outside

A  short, relatively mild, winters

B  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

C  effects of the ITCZ

D  unstable maritime air masses

A  No winds

B  Most intense winds and rain

C  No rain

D  Least intense winds and rain

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 dry land

B  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

C  All are correct

D  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

A  Frontal

B  Orographic

C  Regional

D  Convergent

A  They are visible expressions of condensation

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

C  All of these are correct

D  They may result in precipitation, but not always

A  Absolute humidity

B  Specific humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  High humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Hurricanes

C  Tornadoes

D  Midlatitude anticyclones