Exam 2

A  A very cold season and a warm season

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

C  No seasons

D  Cool weather all year

A  Occluded front

B  Warm front

C  Hurricane

D  Stationary front

A  A storm watch

B  A tornado warning

C  A tornado watch

D  A flash flood warming

A  mT

B  We can’t know for sure

C  mP

D  cP

A  Volcanic eruptions

B  Human activities

C  All of these

D  Asteroid impact

A  We cannot know for sure

B  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

C  Latent heat is being released

D  Latent heat is being absorbed

A  Surface tension

B  Liquidity

C  Capillarity

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

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

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

D  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.

A  Upslope for

B  Radiation fog

C  Intersection fog

D  Evaporation 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  Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.

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  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 storm

B  Tropical depression

C  Hurricane

D  Tropical tornado

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Move laterally

B  Sink

C  None of these

D  Rise

A  A midlatitude cyclone

B  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

C  A very clear and calm day

D  A hurricane

A  Very nice and warm weather

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  No significant changes in weather

D  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

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

B  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

C  All these are true about tundra

D  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

A  Less evaporation

B  No evaporation

C  More evaporation

D  Can’t tell for sure

A  Maritime continental

B  Continental tropical

C  Maritime tropical

D  Arctic

A  Stationary front

B  Cold front

C  Warm front

D  Occluded front

A  D climates are basically deserts.

B  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

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

D  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

A  Humid subtropical

B  Marine west coast

C  Mediterranean

D  Steppe

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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 the North Pole

C  At 30° North

D  In the ITCZ

A  It expands when freezing

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 is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

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 only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

A  unstable maritime air masses

B  effects of the ITCZ

C  short, relatively mild, winters

D  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

A  No rain

B  No winds

C  Most intense winds and rain

D  Least intense winds and rain

A  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

B  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

C  A lot of precipitation

D  All of these

A  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

B  All are correct

C  Reaches dry land

D  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

A  Frontal

B  Convergent

C  Orographic

D  Regional

A  They may result in precipitation, but not always

B  They are visible expressions of condensation

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

D  All of these are correct

A  High humidity

B  Specific humidity

C  Absolute humidity

D  Relative humidity

A  Hurricanes

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Tornadoes

D  Midlatitude cyclones