Exam 2

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

B  A very cold season and a warm season

C  Cool weather all year

D  No seasons

A  Warm front

B  Occluded front

C  Hurricane

D  Stationary front

A  A storm watch

B  A tornado watch

C  A flash flood warming

D  A tornado warning

A  mT

B  We can’t know for sure

C  cP

D  mP

A  All of these

B  Volcanic eruptions

C  Human activities

D  Asteroid impact

A  Latent heat is being released

B  We cannot know for sure

C  Latent heat is being absorbed

D  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

A  Capillarity

B  Liquidity

C  Expansion

D  Surface tension

A  Grasslands and large herbivores

B  High temperatures year round

C  A wet season and a dry season

D  All of these

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

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

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

A  Intersection fog

B  Evaporation fog

C  Radiation 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  Tropical tornado

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical storm

D  Hurricane

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None of these

B  Sink

C  Move laterally

D  Rise

A  A midlatitude cyclone

B  A hurricane

C  A very clear and calm day

D  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

A  Very nice and warm weather

B  No significant changes in weather

C  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

D  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

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

B  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

C  All these are true about tundra

D  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

A  More evaporation

B  Less evaporation

C  Can’t tell for sure

D  No evaporation

A  Maritime continental

B  Continental tropical

C  Maritime tropical

D  Arctic

A  Cold front

B  Stationary front

C  Occluded front

D  Warm front

A  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

B  D climates are basically deserts.

C  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

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

A  Marine west coast

B  Steppe

C  Humid subtropical

D  Mediterranean

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

B  More water vapor will be added to the air

C  Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor

D  None of the above

A  At the North Pole

B  At the South Pole

C  At 30° North

D  In the ITCZ

A  It expands when freezing

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 can be found in all phases on Earth

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Can only happen when it’s very cold outside

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

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

D  Can be caused by cold air moving over a warmer air (evaporation)

A  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

B  short, relatively mild, winters

C  unstable maritime air masses

D  effects of the ITCZ

A  No rain

B  Least intense winds and rain

C  No winds

D  Most intense winds and rain

A  Severe weather associated with cold fronts

B  A lot of precipitation

C  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

D  All of these

A  Reaches dry land

B  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

C  All are correct

D  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

A  Regional

B  Orographic

C  Frontal

D  Convergent

A  They are visible expressions of condensation

B  All of these are correct

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

D  They may result in precipitation, but not always

A  Absolute humidity

B  High humidity

C  Specific humidity

D  Relative humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Tornadoes

C  Hurricanes

D  Midlatitude anticyclones