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  Stationary front

B  Hurricane

C  Occluded front

D  Warm front

A  A flash flood warming

B  A tornado warning

C  A tornado watch

D  A storm watch

A  We can’t know for sure

B  mP

C  mT

D  cP

A  Human activities

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  All of these

D  Asteroid impact

A  Latent heat is being released

B  Latent heat is being absorbed

C  We cannot know for sure

D  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

A  Surface tension

B  Liquidity

C  Expansion

D  Capillarity

A  All of these

B  Grasslands and large herbivores

C  A wet season and a dry season

D  High temperatures year round

A  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.

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

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

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

A  Intersection fog

B  Radiation fog

C  Evaporation fog

D  Upslope for

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  Hurricane

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical storm

D  Tropical tornado

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Rise

C  Sink

D  Move laterally

A  A very clear and calm day

B  A hurricane

C  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

D  A midlatitude cyclone

A  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

B  Very nice and warm weather

C  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

D  No significant changes in weather

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  No evaporation

B  Less evaporation

C  More evaporation

D  Can’t tell for sure

A  Continental tropical

B  Arctic

C  Maritime continental

D  Maritime tropical

A  Occluded front

B  Stationary front

C  Warm front

D  Cold 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 basically deserts.

D  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

A  Steppe

B  Marine west coast

C  Mediterranean

D  Humid subtropical

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 30° North

B  In the ITCZ

C  At the South Pole

D  At the North 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 expands when freezing

D  It can be found in all phases on Earth

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 only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

A  short, relatively mild, winters

B  effects of the ITCZ

C  unstable maritime air masses

D  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

A  Least intense winds and rain

B  No rain

C  No winds

D  Most intense winds and rain

A  All of these

B  A lot of precipitation

C  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

D  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

A  All are correct

B  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

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

C  All of these are correct

D  They are visible expressions of condensation

A  Specific humidity

B  High humidity

C  Absolute humidity

D  Relative humidity

A  Hurricanes

B  Tornadoes

C  Midlatitude cyclones

D  Midlatitude anticyclones