Exam 2

A  No seasons

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

C  A very cold season and a warm season

D  Cool weather all year

A  Stationary front

B  Warm front

C  Occluded front

D  Hurricane

A  A storm watch

B  A tornado warning

C  A flash flood warming

D  A tornado watch

A  cP

B  We can’t know for sure

C  mP

D  mT

A  Human activities

B  All of these

C  Volcanic eruptions

D  Asteroid impact

A  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

B  Latent heat is being absorbed

C  We cannot know for sure

D  Latent heat is being released

A  Surface tension

B  Capillarity

C  Liquidity

D  Expansion

A  A wet season and a dry season

B  High temperatures year round

C  All of these

D  Grasslands and large herbivores

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

A  Radiation fog

B  Evaporation fog

C  Upslope for

D  Intersection fog

A  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

B  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.

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  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.

A  Tropical depression

B  Tropical tornado

C  Hurricane

D  Tropical storm

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Move laterally

B  Sink

C  Rise

D  None of these

A  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

B  A hurricane

C  A midlatitude cyclone

D  A very clear and calm day

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

D  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

A  No evaporation

B  Can’t tell for sure

C  More evaporation

D  Less evaporation

A  Arctic

B  Continental tropical

C  Maritime continental

D  Maritime tropical

A  Cold front

B  Stationary front

C  Warm front

D  Occluded front

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

B  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

C  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

D  D climates are basically deserts.

A  Humid subtropical

B  Marine west coast

C  Steppe

D  Mediterranean

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  More water vapor will be added to the air

C  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

D  None of the above

A  At the South Pole

B  At the North Pole

C  In the ITCZ

D  At 30° North

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 only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

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

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

A  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

B  effects of the ITCZ

C  short, relatively mild, winters

D  unstable maritime air masses

A  Most intense winds and rain

B  No winds

C  Least intense winds and rain

D  No rain

A  All of these

B  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

C  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

D  A lot of precipitation

A  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

B  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

C  Reaches dry land

D  All are correct

A  Frontal

B  Regional

C  Convergent

D  Orographic

A  They are visible expressions of condensation

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

C  They may result in precipitation, but not always

D  All of these are correct

A  High humidity

B  Specific humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  Absolute humidity

A  Hurricanes

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Midlatitude cyclones

D  Tornadoes