Exam 2

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

B  No seasons

C  A very cold season and a warm season

D  Cool weather all year

A  Occluded front

B  Stationary front

C  Hurricane

D  Warm front

A  A tornado watch

B  A storm watch

C  A flash flood warming

D  A tornado warning

A  mT

B  cP

C  mP

D  We can’t know for sure

A  Volcanic eruptions

B  Human activities

C  Asteroid impact

D  All of these

A  There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

B  We cannot know for sure

C  Latent heat is being absorbed

D  Latent heat is being released

A  Surface tension

B  Capillarity

C  Expansion

D  Liquidity

A  High temperatures year round

B  All of these

C  A wet season and a dry season

D  Grasslands and large herbivores

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

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

C  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.

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

A  Evaporation fog

B  Radiation fog

C  Upslope for

D  Intersection fog

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 and climate are essentially the same thing.

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 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.

A  Tropical storm

B  Tropical depression

C  Tropical tornado

D  Hurricane

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Rise

B  Sink

C  Move laterally

D  None of these

A  A midlatitude cyclone

B  A hurricane

C  A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

D  A very clear and calm day

A  Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

B  The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

C  Very nice and warm weather

D  No significant changes in weather

A  A climate characterized by the presence of permafrost

B  A type of vegetation adapted to very cold climates

C  All these are true about tundra

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

A  No evaporation

B  More evaporation

C  Can’t tell for sure

D  Less evaporation

A  Arctic

B  Maritime tropical

C  Continental tropical

D  Maritime continental

A  Cold front

B  Stationary front

C  Warm front

D  Occluded front

A  D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

B  C climates are generally much colder than D climates

C  D climates are basically deserts.

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

A  Mediterranean

B  Marine west coast

C  Humid subtropical

D  Steppe

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  More water vapor will be added to the air

B  Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

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

D  None of the above

A  At the North Pole

B  In the ITCZ

C  At the South Pole

D  At 30° North

A  It can easily be found as a liquid, but very difficult to encounter as a gas

B  It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

C  It can be found in all phases on Earth

D  It expands when freezing

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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)

A  effects of the ITCZ

B  short, relatively mild, winters

C  unstable maritime air masses

D  consistent day lengths and insolation year round

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  All of these

D  Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

A  Reaches dry land

B  Encounters increased wind shear aloft

C  Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

D  All are correct

A  Regional

B  Frontal

C  Orographic

D  Convergent

A  All of these are correct

B  They may result in precipitation, but not always

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

D  They are visible expressions of condensation

A  High humidity

B  Relative humidity

C  Specific humidity

D  Absolute humidity

A  Midlatitude cyclones

B  Midlatitude anticyclones

C  Tornadoes

D  Hurricanes