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Question #1

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

A BS and BW

B BW and Am

C Af and Aw

D Af and BS

E Cfb and BW

Question #2

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

A Mid Latitude Mixed Forest

B Mid Latitude Grassland

C Desert

D Tropical Rainforest

E Tropical Savannah

Question #3

Most of coastal Southern California has this Koppen climate type

A Marine West Coast

B Californian

C Tropical Savanna

D Mediterranean

E Desert

Question #4

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

A BWh, BSh

B Dfa, Dwb

C Cfa, Csa

D Csa, Csb

E Csb, Cfa

Question #5

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

A Mediterranean

B Humid Continental

C Humid Subtropical

D Tundra

E Subarctic

Question #6

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

A Mediterranean

B Desert

C Steppe

D Tundra

E Rainforest

Question #7

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

A Tundra

B Humid Subtropical

C Tropical Wet

D Marine West Coat

E Humid Continental

Question #8

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

A Winter is Wet

B Hot

C Humid

D Highland

E Wet all year

Question #9

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

A E

B H

C D

D C

E B

Question #10

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

A Sea Breeze

B Land Breeze

C Monsoon

D Advection Fog

E Santa Ana Wind

Question #11

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

A Sunrise

B Sunset

C Midnight

D Mid-afternoon

E 12 noon

Question #12

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

A Cirrus

B Nimbostratus

C Stratus

D Cumulonimbus

E Cumulus

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 60%

B 100%

C 75%

D 50%

E 20%

Question #14

Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?

A 28.15″ of Mercury

B 1029 mb

C 740 mm of Mercury

D 14.3 p.s.i.

E 74 cm 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 Drizzle, Spherical

C Dew, Spherical

D Rain, Spherical

E Rain, 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 “Force”

C Polar Jet Stream

D The Coriolis Force

E The Pressure Gradient 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 A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front

D An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave

E A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front

Question #18

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

A The Caribbean and Florida

B The Southern Great Plains of the USA

C The Rocky Mountains of the USA

D Equatorial Africa

E Equatorial regions

Question #19

The Coriolis Effect would be strongest under which conditions?

A Fast winds near Southern California

B Fast winds near 80 degrees North Latitude

C Slow winds near 7 degrees North Latitude

D Fast winds near 7 degrees South Latitude

E Slow winds near 80 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 Nimbostratus, Dissipating

B Nimbostratus, Cumulus

C Cumulonimbus, Dissipating

D Cumulonimbus, Mature

E Nimbostratus, Mature

Question #21

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

A Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

B Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure

C Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure

D Cooler 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 Summer, North

B Winter, South

C Evening, Inland

D Summer, South

E Winter, 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 Australia, Indonesia

B Indonesia, Peru

C Ecuador, Peru

D Peru, Indonesia

E Indonesia, Australia

Question #24

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

A 96.5, 69

B 50, 50

C 71, 96.5

D 97, 96.5

E 71, 65

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 Cumulus

B Nimbostratus

C Cumulonimbus

D Stratus

E Cirrus

Question #26

Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?

A cT

B mT

C pT

D mP

E cP

Question #27

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

A Carnival Fog

B London Fog

C Radiation fog

D Advection Fog

E Evaporation fog

Question #28

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

A 15 miles

B 3 miles

C 9 miles

D 6 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 Fourth, Tropical Depression

D Second, Hurricane

E Third, Typhoon

F Third, Tropical Depression

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 A Tornado

B A Stationary Front

C An Occluded Front

D A Hurricane

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 Adiabatic, Convergent

B Diabatic, Orographic

C Adiabatic, Convective

D Adiabatic, Orographic

E Diabatic, Convergent

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