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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
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
Question #2
A Warm front
B Hurricane
C Occluded front
D Stationary front
Question #3
A A tornado watch
B A flash flood warming
C A tornado warning
D A storm watch
Question #4
A We can’t know for sure
B mT
C cP
D mP
Question #5
A Volcanic eruptions
B Human activities
C Asteroid impact
D All of these
Question #6
A Latent heat is being absorbed
B There is no latent heat being absorbed or released
C We cannot know for sure
D Latent heat is being released
Question #7
A Capillarity
B Expansion
C Liquidity
D Surface tension
Question #8
A Grasslands and large herbivores
B A wet season and a dry season
C High temperatures year round
D All of these
Question #9
A Cyclical changes in solar irradiance caused by increases and decreases in sunspot activity.
B Topographic changes from tectonic processes, erosion, and mass wasting.
C Increases and decreases in atmospheric gases and aerosols, primarily caused by natural activity such as volcanic 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.
Question #10
A Radiation fog
B Evaporation fog
C Upslope for
D Intersection fog
Question #11
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 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 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 and climate are essentially the same thing.
Question #12
A Tropical depression
B Hurricane
C Tropical storm
D Tropical tornado
Question #13
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #14
A Rise
B None of these
C Move laterally
D Sink
Question #15
A A midlatitude cyclone
B A hurricane
C A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone
D A very clear and calm day
Question #16
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
Question #17
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
Question #18
A No evaporation
B More evaporation
C Can’t tell for sure
D Less evaporation
Question #19
A Arctic
B Continental tropical
C Maritime continental
D Maritime tropical
Question #20
A Occluded front
B Cold front
C Warm front
D Stationary front
Question #21
A D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates
B D climates are basically deserts.
C D climates have colder winters and shorter summers than C climates
D C climates are generally much colder than D climates
Question #22
A Marine west coast
B Humid subtropical
C Steppe
D Mediterranean
Question #23
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #24
A Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor
B Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound
C More water vapor will be added to the air
D None of the above
Question #25
A At the North Pole
B At the South Pole
C In the ITCZ
D At 30° North
Question #26
A It can be found in all phases on Earth
B It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules
C It can easily be found as a liquid, but very difficult to encounter as a gas
D It expands when freezing
Question #27
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #28
A Can take place in valleys, as cool air settles near the ground and chills
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 be caused by cold air moving over a warmer air (evaporation)
Question #29
A short, relatively mild, winters
B unstable maritime air masses
C consistent day lengths and insolation year round
D effects of the ITCZ
Question #30
A No winds
B No rain
C Most intense winds and rain
D Least intense winds and rain
Question #31
A A lot of precipitation
B Severe weather associated with cold fronts
C Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture
D All of these
Question #32
A Reaches dry land
B Encounters increased wind shear aloft
C Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes
D All are correct
Question #33
A Convergent
B Regional
C Frontal
D Orographic
Question #34
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
Question #35
A Relative humidity
B Absolute humidity
C High humidity
D Specific humidity
Question #36
A Midlatitude anticyclones
B Tornadoes
C Midlatitude cyclones
D Hurricanes