Geog 001 - Physical Geography » Fall 2021 » Week 1 to 6 Quiz Part 1
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Question #1
A meteorologist is someone who studies the
A.
meteors
B.
earthquake activity
C.
geography of the moon
D.
weather
Question #2
Math
A.
is outdated
B.
plays a key role in the understanding of the atmosphere and weather patterns
C.
is not at all important to understand how the atmosphere interacts
D.
has a very minimal role in the study of weather
Question #3
To be an effective broadcast meteorologist one must
A.
have a very small knowledge of weather and a lot of knowledge about how to make people laugh
B.
be able to communicate information effectively
C.
be a math wiz and have a very high IQ
D.
be extremely annoying
Question #4
A radiosonde is launched
A.
as an experiment to sample the orbit of the moon
B.
to stop meteorites from impacting the ground
C.
in order to sample the atmosphere as thoroughly as possible vertically
D.
in order to confuse aircraft
Question #5
The most abundant gas in our atmosphere is
A.
oxygen
B.
carbon dioxide
C.
water vapor
D.
nitrogen
Question #6
As altitude increases atmospheric pressure
A.
increases
B.
decreases
C.
alternates inconsistently between increasing and decreasing
D.
stays constant
Question #7
Water covers _________ of the Earth.
A.
70%
B.
40%
C.
50%
D.
80%
Question #8
The Los Angeles Almanac annual rainfall chart of 1877 to 2018 along with the 2018-2019 season came and the 2019-2020 shows that since records started being kept in 1877 rainfall in LA has
A.
been steadily decreasing to the point where historic drought conditions are now present
B.
been regularly fluctuating with some years having more, other years having less and no clear trend upwards or downwards in the long term
C.
vanished
D.
been steadily increasing to the point where we no longer experience droughts in Southern California
Question #9
One of the most devastating weather events to hit California on record, resulting in extreme flooding and property damage occurred during a "43 day storm" in
A.
2018-2019
B.
1961-1962
C.
2019-2020
D.
1861-1862
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