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Question #1
__________ dictates that air in the atmosphere should move from an area of High Pressure to an area of Low Pressure
A.
Polar Jet Stream
B.
The Pressure Gradient Force
C.
The Air Force
D.
The Coriolis Force
E.
The "Force"
Question #2
A cruise ship that sails slowly through thick, still fog in the early morning hours would most likely be experiencing ___
A.
Advection Fog
B.
Carnival Fog
C.
London Fog
D.
Radiation fog
E.
Evaporation fog
Question #3
A line on a weather map with triangles on one side of the line is a _______
A.
Stationary Front
B.
Cold Front
C.
Occluded Front
D.
Warm Front
E.
Low Pressure Cell
Question #4
A storm located with the tropics of the Atlantic Ocean, with sustained wind speeds of 96 mph would technically be called a _____. If this same storm was in the western Pacific Ocean it would be called a _____.
A.
hurricane, Tropical Storm
B.
Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm
C.
Typhoon, Hurricane
D.
Hurricane, El Nino
E.
Hurricane, Typhoon
Question #5
According to the information presented in this course, this area has the world’s largest concentration of lightning strikes:
A.
Caribbean Sea
B.
Great Basin
C.
Florida
D.
Central Africa
E.
Southern Great Plains
Question #6
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.
Diabatic, Convergent
B.
Adiabatic, Convergent
C.
Adiabatic, Convective
D.
Diabatic, Orographic
E.
Adiabatic, Orographic
Question #7
Anticyclones are areas of ______ pressure that circulate _________ in the Northern Hemisphere and are associated with _______ skies
A.
High, Clockwise, Clear
B.
High, Clockwise, Cloudy
C.
Low, Clockwise, Cloudy
D.
High, Counterclockwise, Clear
E.
Low, Clockwise, Clear
Question #8
As a river runs through a desert biome there is a lot of lush, green vegetation growing along the river banks. In this case, this vegetation would be referred to as
A.
Prairie
B.
Forest
C.
Riparian
D.
Mediterranean
E.
Savannah
Question #9
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.
Dew, Spherical
C.
Rain, Spherical
D.
Rain, Spherical
E.
Drizzle, Spherical
Question #10
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.
Ecuador, Peru
B.
Indonesia, Australia
C.
Australia, Indonesia
D.
Indonesia, Peru
E.
Peru, Indonesia
Question #11
During an El Nino year, the following conditions exist for the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean compared to normal:
A.
Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure
B.
Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Lower Atmospheric Pressure
C.
Warmer Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure
D.
Cooler Sea Surface Temperatures and Higher Atmospheric Pressure
Question #12
Galway, Ireland (located approximately 53 degrees North Latitude) would be impacted by these winds for much of the year:
A.
Tornadoes
B.
NE Trade Winds
C.
Santa Ana Winds
D.
Polar Easterly Winds
E.
Westerly Winds
Question #13
If a Steppe Climate became increasingly more dry over many decades, the climate type might eventually change. The most likely climate it would change into would be the _____ .
A.
Tropical Savanna
B.
Mid-Latitude Grassland
C.
Mediterranean
D.
Tundra
E.
Desert
Question #14
If you were in the Boreal Forest Biome the next biome to the north would be
A.
Tundra
B.
Mediterranean
C.
Temperate Mixed Forest
D.
Humid Continental
E.
Can't tell - it depends on the hemisphere
Question #15
In a Mid Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone, what is created when the cold front catches up to the warm front?
A.
A Hurricane
B.
A Tornado
C.
A Low Pressure Cell
D.
A Stationary Front
E.
An Occluded Front
Question #16
In which climate region would you find the Boreal Forest biome?
A.
Mediterranean
B.
Tundra
C.
Humid Continental
D.
Subarctic
E.
Humid Subtropical
Question #17
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 #18
Monsoons are seasonally-reversing winds that bring ___ winters and ___ summers. These are most common in ____ .
A.
Dry, Wet, South Asia
B.
Wet, Dry, India
C.
Hot, Dry, India
D.
Wet, Dry, the Great Plains
E.
Dry, Wet, the Great Basin
Question #19
Most of coastal Southern California has this Koppen climate type
A.
Marine West Coast
B.
Mediterranean
C.
Desert
D.
Californian
E.
Tropical Savanna
Question #20
On an average day, when would you expect to get the lowest Relative Humidity at Glendale College?
A.
Mid-afternoon
B.
Sunrise
C.
Sunset
D.
12 noon
E.
Midnight
Question #21
Place the following in the correct order for being most likely to occur in 1 = winter, 2 = spring, and 3 = Fall
A.
1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 3 = Hurricanes
B.
1 = Tornadoes, 2 = Hurricanes, and 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones
C.
1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2= Tornadoes, 3 = Hurricanes
D.
1 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones, 2 = Hurricanes, 3 = Tornadoes
E.
1 = Hurricanes, 2 = Tornadoes, 3 = Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclones
Question #22
Santa Ana Winds blow to So. California when there is ___ pressure in ___:
A.
High Pressure, The Great Plains
B.
High Pressure, Los Angeles
C.
High Pressure, The Great Basin
D.
Low Pressure, The Great Basin
E.
Low Pressure, The Great Plains
Question #23
Tap roots, small leaves, thorns, and waxy structures are examples of perennial plant adaptations found mostly in ____ biomes.
A.
Desert
B.
Rainforest
C.
Tundra
D.
Mediterranean
E.
Steppe
Question #24
The climate type of coastal California is referred to as _____ and the climate type immediately north of this (as in Washington State) would be classified as _______
A.
Mediterranean, Desert
B.
Desert, Humid Continental
C.
Desert, Steppe
D.
Mediterranean, Marine West Coast
E.
Marine West Coast, Subarctic
Question #25
The Coriolis Effect would be strongest under which conditions?
A.
Fast winds near 7 degrees South Latitude
B.
Slow winds near 80 degrees South Latitude
C.
Fast winds near Southern California
D.
Fast winds near 80 degrees North Latitude
E.
Slow winds near 7 degrees North Latitude
Question #26
The oceans and seas cover about ___ % of the Earth's surface area and contain ___ % of the earth's total water
A.
97, 96.5
B.
96.5, 69
C.
50, 50
D.
71, 96.5
E.
71, 65
Question #27
These low clouds stretch horizontally across the sky, creating a blanket of gray skies and possibly some light drizzle, but no significant rainfall.
A.
Cumulonimbus
B.
Nimbostratus
C.
Cumulus
D.
Stratus
E.
Cirrus
Question #28
These two physical items MUST be present in a parcel of air for it to form clouds and rain.
A.
Hygroscopic nuclei & Water Vapor
B.
Water Vapor & Ice
C.
Water & Water Vapor
D.
Dust & Hygroscopic nuclei
Question #29
This area has the world’s largest occurrence of tornadoes:
A.
The Caribbean and Florida
B.
The Southern Great Plains of the USA
C.
Equatorial regions
D.
Equatorial Africa
E.
The Rocky Mountains of the USA
Question #30
This biome is home to over half of all named plant and animal species.
A.
Desert
B.
Mid Latitude Mixed Forest
C.
Tropical Rainforest
D.
Mid Latitude Grassland
E.
Tropical Savannah
Question #31
This is the most likely month for a Northern Hemisphere typhoon or hurricane to occur.
A.
December
B.
April
C.
February
D.
June
E.
September
Question #32
This Koppen climate type is found where elevation is a more dominant factor than is latitude
A.
C
B.
H
C.
E
D.
D
E.
B
Question #33
Tropical Storm Charlene would be the ____ tropical storm in the Atlantic that year, and would have certainly formed from a ____
A.
Second, Hurricane
B.
Third, Hurricane
C.
Third, Tropical Depression
D.
Third, Typhoon
E.
Fourth, Tropical Depression
Question #34
Under which general conditions would fog be most likely to form?
A.
Clear, calm, cold nights
B.
Cloudy, windy, summer evenings
C.
Clear, calm, summer evenings
D.
Clear, windy, cold nights
E.
Cloudy, cold, windy nights
Question #35
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.
75%
B.
50%
C.
100%
D.
60%
E.
20%
Question #36
What starts the formation of a Mid-Latitude Extra Tropical Wave Cyclone and what signals the end of this storm?
A.
A Rossby Wave, An Occluded Front
B.
A Rossby Wave. A Warm Front
C.
A Rossby Wave, A Cold Front
D.
An Occluded Front, A Rossby Wave
E.
A Cold Front, A Warm Front
Question #37
When the sun comes out after a storm, the transfer of water vapor into the atmosphere from the trees, grasses, bushes, and flowers would be an example of :
A.
Condensation
B.
Evaporation
C.
Plantspiration
D.
Perspiration
E.
Transpiration
Question #38
Which air mass contains the warmest, driest air?
A.
mP
B.
cP
C.
mT
D.
cT
E.
pT
Question #39
Which of the following would be considered HIGH atmospheric pressure?
A.
74 cm of Mercury
B.
28.15" of Mercury
C.
1029 mb
D.
14.3 p.s.i.
E.
740 mm of Mercury
Question #40
You hear thunder 30 seconds after seeing a lightning flash. How far away was the lightning?
A.
6 miles
B.
15 miles
C.
3 miles
D.
9 miles
E.
12 miles
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