A.   Hurricanes

B.   Tornadoes

C.   Midlatitude anticyclones

D.   Midlatitude cyclones

A.   High humidity

B.   Absolute humidity

C.   Relative humidity

D.   Specific humidity

A.   They may result in precipitation, but not always

B.   They are visible expressions of condensation

C.   All of these are correct

D.   They can impact the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth's surface

A.   Convergent

B.   Orographic

C.   Regional

D.   Frontal

A.   Reaches cold waters in higher latitudes

B.   Reaches dry land

C.   All are correct

D.   Encounters increased wind shear aloft

A.   A lot of precipitation

B.   Changes in temperature, air pressure, and air moisture

C.   Severe weather associated with cold fronts

D.   All of these

A.   Most intense winds and rain

B.   No rain

C.   No winds

D.   Least intense winds and rain

A.   effects of the ITCZ

B.   short, relatively mild, winters

C.   unstable maritime air masses

D.   consistent day lengths and insolation year round

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

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

C.   Can only happen when it's very cold outside

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   It can be found in all phases on Earth

B.   It expands when freezing

C.   It is a combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules

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

A.   At the South Pole

B.   In the ITCZ

C.   At the North Pole

D.   At 30° North

A.   Water vapor will change into a different chemical compound

B.   Condensation will occur as the air is saturated with water vapor

C.   More water vapor will be added to the air

D.   None of the above

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Mediterranean

B.   Steppe

C.   Humid subtropical

D.   Marine west coast

A.   D climates are basically deserts.

B.   C climates are generally much colder than D climates

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

D.   D climates are generally warmer on average than C climates

A.   Occluded front

B.   Stationary front

C.   Cold front

D.   Warm front

A.   Arctic

B.   Maritime continental

C.   Maritime tropical

D.   Continental tropical

A.   More evaporation

B.   Can't tell for sure

C.   Less evaporation

D.   No evaporation

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.   Very nice and warm weather

B.   No significant changes in weather

C.   The weather cannot be predicted in this situation

D.   Significant thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and possible tornadoes

A.   A midlatitude cyclone

B.   A vertical cylinder of rotating air called a mesocyclone

C.   A very clear and calm day

D.   A hurricane

A.   Sink

B.   None of these

C.   Move laterally

D.   Rise

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Tropical storm

B.   Tropical depression

C.   Tropical tornado

D.   Hurricane

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.   Intersection fog

B.   Upslope for

C.   Radiation fog

D.   Evaporation fog

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

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

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

A.   High temperatures year round

B.   A wet season and a dry season

C.   Grasslands and large herbivores

D.   All of these

A.   Surface tension

B.   Capillarity

C.   Liquidity

D.   Expansion

A.   We cannot know for sure

B.   There is no latent heat being absorbed or released

C.   Latent heat is being absorbed

D.   Latent heat is being released

A.   Asteroid impact

B.   Volcanic eruptions

C.   All of these

D.   Human activities

A.   mT

B.   We can't know for sure

C.   mP

D.   cP

A.   A flash flood warming

B.   A tornado watch

C.   A storm watch

D.   A tornado warning

A.   Occluded front

B.   Hurricane

C.   Warm front

D.   Stationary front

A.   No seasons

B.   Cool weather all year

C.   A very cold season and a warm season

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