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Question #1

Which of these climate types have high Potential Evapotranspiration and low Precipitation?

A Cfb and BW

B BS and BW

C Af and BS

D Af and Aw

E BW and Am

Question #2

This biome is home to over half of all named plant and animal species.

A Tropical Savannah

B Mid Latitude Mixed Forest

C Tropical Rainforest

D Mid Latitude Grassland

E Desert

Question #3

Most of coastal Southern California has this Koppen climate type

A Californian

B Marine West Coast

C Tropical Savanna

D Desert

E Mediterranean

Question #4

Glendale’s climate is characterized as ____ while coastal Santa Barbara has a ___ climate

A Csa, Csb

B Csb, Cfa

C Dfa, Dwb

D Cfa, Csa

E BWh, BSh

Question #5

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

A Humid Continental

B Subarctic

C Mediterranean

D Humid Subtropical

E Tundra

Question #6

Tap roots, small leaves, thorns, and waxy structures are examples of perennial plant adaptations found mostly in ____ biomes.

A Steppe

B Rainforest

C Desert

D Tundra

E Mediterranean

Question #7

This mid-latitude climate type is most heavily influenced by warm ocean currents.

A Humid Continental

B Marine West Coat

C Tropical Wet

D Humid Subtropical

E Tundra

Question #8

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

A Winter is Wet

B Humid

C Hot

D Wet all year

E Highland

Question #9

This Koppen climate type is found where elevation is a more dominant factor than is latitude

A E

B H

C C

D B

E D

Question #10

A strong coastal wind blowing towards the land during a warm, springtime afternoon in Southern California would most likely represent a __________

A Advection Fog

B Sea Breeze

C Land Breeze

D Santa Ana Wind

E Monsoon

Question #11

On an average day, when would you expect to get the lowest Relative Humidity at Glendale College?

A Sunset

B Sunrise

C Mid-afternoon

D Midnight

E 12 noon

Question #12

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

A Cumulonimbus

B Cirrus

C Cumulus

D Nimbostratus

E Stratus

Question #13

What is the RELATIVE HUMIDITY for a parcel of air with the following characteristics?
Temperature = 80F
SMR = 40 grams/Kg
LCL = 200m
Dew Point = 60F
AMR = 30 grams/Kg

A 75%

B 50%

C 100%

D 20%

E 60%

Question #14

Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?

A 14.3 p.s.i.

B 74 cm of Mercury

C 28.15″ of Mercury

D 1029 mb

E 740 mm of Mercury

Question #15

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

B Rain, Spherical

C Drizzle, Spherical

D Rain, Spherical

E Dew, Spherical

Question #16

__________ dictates that air in the atmosphere should move from an area of High Pressure to an area of Low Pressure

A The Air Force

B The Pressure Gradient Force

C The “Force”

D Polar Jet Stream

E The Coriolis Force

Question #17

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

A A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front

B A Cold Front, A Warm Front

C An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

D A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

E A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

Question #18

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

A The Rocky Mountains of the USA

B Equatorial regions

C The Southern Great Plains of the USA

D Equatorial Africa

E The Caribbean and Florida

Question #19

The Coriolis Effect would be strongest under which conditions?

A Slow winds near 80 degrees South Latitude

B Slow winds near 7 degrees North Latitude

C Fast winds near Southern California

D Fast winds near 80 degrees North Latitude

E Fast winds near 7 degrees South Latitude

Question #20

Which type of cloud forms hail, lightning and thunder, and which stage of this cloud’s development is most dangerous?

A Cumulonimbus, Mature

B Nimbostratus, Mature

C Cumulonimbus, Dissipating

D Nimbostratus, Dissipating

E Nimbostratus, Cumulus

Question #21

During an El Nino year, the following conditions exist for the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean compared to normal:

A Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

B Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

C Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

D Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

Question #22

Northern Hemisphere Rossby waves are more extreme in _________ when the Polar Jet Stream moves further _______

A Winter, South

B Evening, Inland

C Winter, North

D Summer, South

E Summer, North

Question #23

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 Ecuador, Peru

B Peru, Indonesia

C Indonesia, Australia

D Australia, Indonesia

E Indonesia, Peru

Question #24

The oceans and seas cover about ___ % of the Earth’s surface area and contain ___ % of the earth’s total water

A 97, 96.5

B 71, 65

C 50, 50

D 96.5, 69

E 71, 96.5

Question #25

These low clouds stretch horizontally across the sky, creating a blanket of gray skies and possibly some light drizzle, but no significant rainfall.

A Cirrus

B Nimbostratus

C Stratus

D Cumulus

E Cumulonimbus

Question #26

Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?

A mP

B cP

C pT

D cT

E mT

Question #27

A cruise ship that sails slowly through thick, still fog in the early morning hours would most likely be experiencing ___

A London Fog

B Advection Fog

C Carnival Fog

D Evaporation fog

E Radiation fog

Question #28

You hear thunder 30 seconds after seeing a lightning flash. How far away was the lightning?

A 3 miles

B 6 miles

C 15 miles

D 9 miles

E 12 miles

Question #29

Tropical Storm Charlene would be the ____ tropical storm in the Atlantic that year, and would have certainly formed from a ____

A Third, Hurricane

B Third, Tropical Depression

D Third, Typhoon

E Fourth, Tropical Depression

F Second, Hurricane

Question #30

Lightning is more common over land than over the oceans, is most common in tropical regions, and is rare north of 65°N

A True

B False

Question #31

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 Tornado

C A Hurricane

D A Stationary Front

E A Low Pressure Cell

Question #32

Air rising in the troposphere will tend to cool as it rises. This type of cooling is referred to as ___________________ .
If this air was forced to rise by being pushed up a mountain range, this type of uplift would be referred to as ___________.

A Diabatic, Convergent

B Adiabatic, Convergent

C Adiabatic, Orographic

D Diabatic, Orographic

E Adiabatic, Convective

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