Exam 2

A  No seasons

B  Cool weather all year

C  A very cold season and a warm season

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

A  Stationary front

B  Occluded front

C  Hurricane

D  Warm front

A  A storm watch

B  A tornado watch

C  A flash flood warming

D  A tornado warning

A  mT

B  mP

C  cP

D  We can’t know for sure

A  All of these

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  Asteroid impact

D  Human activities

A  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

B  Latent heat is being released

C  We cannot know for sure

D  Latent heat is being absorbed

A  Capillarity

B  Expansion

C  Surface tension

D  Liquidity

A  All of these

B  High temperatures year round

C  A wet season and a dry season

D  Grasslands and large herbivores

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

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

A  Evaporation fog

B  Upslope for

C  Radiation fog

D  Intersection 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 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 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  Hurricane

B  Tropical storm

C  Tropical depression

D  Tropical tornado

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Rise

C  Sink

D  Move laterally

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  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

B  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

C  Very nice and warm weather

D  No significant changes in weather

A  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

B  All these are true about tundra

C  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

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

A  No evaporation

B  Less evaporation

C  Can’t tell for sure

D  More evaporation

A  Arctic

B  Maritime tropical

C  Continental tropical

D  Maritime continental

A  Stationary front

B  Warm front

C  Cold 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  Steppe

B  Humid subtropical

C  Mediterranean

D  Marine west coast

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 North Pole

B  At 30° North

C  In the ITCZ

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  FALSE

B  TRUE

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  unstable maritime air masses

C  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

D  short, relatively mild, winters

A  Least intense winds and rain

B  Most intense winds and rain

C  No rain

D  No winds

A  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

B  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

C  All of these

D  A lot of precipitation

A  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

B  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

C  All are correct

D  Reaches dry land

A  Orographic

B  Convergent

C  Frontal

D  Regional

A  All of these are correct

B  They are visible expressions of condensation

C  They may result in precipitation, but not always

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

A  Absolute humidity

B  Specific humidity

C  Relative humidity

D  High humidity

A  Hurricanes

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Midlatitude cyclones

D  Tornadoes