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Question #1

If a Steppe Climate became increasingly more dry over many decades, the climate type might eventually change. The most likely climate it would change into would be the _____ .

A Mediterranean

B Tropical Savanna

C Desert

D Tundra

E Mid-Latitude Grassland

Question #2

What does the lower case “h” mean in the Koppen climate system?

A Humid

B Wet all year

C Winter is Wet

D Hot

E Highland

Question #3

If you were in the Boreal Forest Biome the next biome to the north would be

A Humid Continental

B Can’t tell – it depends on the hemisphere

C Tundra

D Mediterranean

E Temperate Mixed Forest

Question #4

As a river runs through a desert biome there is a lot of lush, green vegetation growing along the river banks. In this case, this vegetation would be referred to as

A Savannah

B Riparian

C Prairie

D Forest

E Mediterranean

Question #5

In which climate region would you find the Boreal Forest biome?

A Subarctic

B Humid Subtropical

C Tundra

D Mediterranean

E Humid Continental

Question #6

The climate type of coastal California is referred to as _____ and the climate type immediately north of this (as in Washington State) would be classified as _______

A Desert, Steppe

B Marine West Coast, Subarctic

C Mediterranean, Desert

D Mediterranean, Marine West Coast

E Desert, Humid Continental

Question #7

According to the information presented in this course, this area has the world’s largest concentration of lightning strikes:

A Southern Great Plains

B Central Africa

C Florida

D Caribbean Sea

E Great Basin

Question #8

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at ____

A Low, 60N

B High, the Equator

C Low, 30N

D High, 30s

E Low, the Equator

Question #9

These high altitude clouds look like horse tails and are made of ice:

A Cirrus

B Nimbostratus

C Cumulus

D Stratus

E Cumulonimbus

Question #10

When compared to Cold Fronts, Warm Fronts are associated with _____ rainfall and have a _______ slope for the warm air to rise upon.

A Milder, Lower Angle

B Heavier, Steeper Angle

C Milder, Steeper Angle

D Heavier, Lower Angle

Question #11

What is the main reason why some clouds just don’t produce precipitation?

A The air doesn’t reach its Dew Point

B The air doesn’t rise to its LCL

C The droplets inside the cloud don’t grow large enough

D Condensation doesn’t start

E The RH never gets to 100%

Question #12

In a Mid Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone, what is created when the cold front catches up to the warm front?

A An Occluded Front

B A Low Pressure Cell

C A Stationary Front

D A Tornado

E A Hurricane

Question #13

When the sun comes out after a storm, the transfer of water vapor into the atmosphere from the trees, grasses, bushes, and flowers would be an example of :

A Plantspiration

B Condensation

C Perspiration

D Evaporation

E Transpiration

Question #14

What starts the formation of a Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone and what signals the end of this storm?

A A Cold Front, A Warm Front

B A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

C A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

D An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

E A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

Question #15

Under which general conditions would fog be most likely to form?

A Clear, calm, cold nights

B Cloudy, cold, windy nights

C Clear, calm, summer evenings

D Clear, windy, cold nights

E Cloudy, windy, summer evenings

Question #16

A storm located with the tropics of the Atlantic Ocean, with sustained wind speeds of 96 mph would technically be called a _____. If this same storm was in the western Pacific Ocean it would be called a _____.

A Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm

B Typhoon, Hurricane

C Hurricane, El Nino

D hurricane, Tropical Storm

E Hurricane, Typhoon

Question #17

This is the most likely month for a Northern Hemisphere typhoon or hurricane to occur.

A December

B September

C April

D June

E February

Question #18

This area has the world’s largest occurrence of tornadoes:

A The Southern Great Plains of the USA

B The Caribbean and Florida

C Equatorial Africa

D The Rocky Mountains of the USA

E Equatorial regions

Question #19

Place the following in the correct order for being most likely to occur in 1 = winter, 2 = spring, and 3 = Fall

A 1 = Hurricanes, 2 = Tornadoes, 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones

B 1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Hurricanes, and 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones

C 1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2= Tornadoes, 3 = Hurricanes

D 1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 3 = Hurricanes

E 1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2 = Hurricanes, 3 = Tornadoes

Question #20

Droplets of liquid water falling through the troposphere with an average diameter of 0.25 millimeters would be ___ and its shape would most likely be ___

A Drizzle, Teardrop

C Rain, Spherical

D Drizzle, Spherical

E Rain, Spherical

F Dew, Spherical

Question #21

To which temperature must air always cool for condensation to begin?

A LCL

B 32F

C 50F

D Dew Point

E 100%

Question #22

Monsoons are seasonally-reversing winds that bring ___ winters and ___ summers. These are most common in ____ .

A Wet, Dry, India

B Hot, Dry, India

C Wet, Dry, the Great Plains

D Dry, Wet, the Great Basin

E Dry, Wet, South Asia

Question #23

These two physical items MUST be present in a parcel of air for it to form clouds and rain.

A Water & Water Vapor

B Dust & Hygroscopic nuclei

C Water Vapor & Ice

D Hygroscopic nuclei & Water Vapor

Question #24

After a rainstorm, water is pulled downward by gravity into the soil, sediments and cracks in the rocks through a process known as ________

A Transpiration

B Albedo

C Runoff

D Infiltration

E Transmission

Question #25

During a strong La Nina event, the sea surface temperatures would tend to be warmer than normal off the coast of ___________ and atmospheric conditions would likely be drier than normal off the coast of ______

A Indonesia, Peru

B Indonesia, Australia

C Australia, Indonesia

D Peru, Indonesia

E Ecuador, Peru

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