Question 1

Which of the following locations has a high incidence of fogs caused by relatively warm,maritime air passing over a cold land surface?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 2

Which of the following regarding ocean currents and atmospheric stability is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Cold currents promote unstable atmospheric conditions and enhanced water vapor capacity. 
B) Cold currents promote stable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity. 
C) Warm currents promote stable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity. 
D) Warm currents promote unstable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity. 
A) Cold currents promote unstable atmospheric conditions and enhanced water vapor capacity. 
B) Cold currents promote stable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity. 
C) Warm currents promote stable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity. 
D) Warm currents promote unstable atmospheric conditions and limited water vapor capacity.

Question 3

Which region receives the most July precipitation due to the clockwise circulation of high pressure supplying warm,moist air?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 4

With deforestation,

Accepted Answer

A) more insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
B) less insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
C) more insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
D) less insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
A) more insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
B) less insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
C) more insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface. 
D) less insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface.

Question 5

Fog can form through each of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) by increasing the moisture content until vapor pressure reaches the water-vapor capacity. 
B) by decreasing the moisture content of the air and increasing temperature. 
C) by cooling the air until it reaches the dew-point (or frost-point)temperature. 
D) by a combination of cooling and increasing humidity. 
A) by increasing the moisture content until vapor pressure reaches the water-vapor capacity. 
B) by decreasing the moisture content of the air and increasing temperature. 
C) by cooling the air until it reaches the dew-point (or frost-point)temperature. 
D) by a combination of cooling and increasing humidity.

Question 6

Upslope fog hugging the mountain surface occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) air cools because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
B) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
C) air cools because of increasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
D) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air warms to the dew point. 
A) air cools because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
B) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
C) air cools because of increasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. 
D) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air warms to the dew point.

Question 7

Twenty centimeters of precipitation fell in one day on a southern city in the 100-years climatic records for this city.This rainfall event ranked fifth among all one day precipitation events for this city.The return period for this extreme rainfall event would be

Accepted Answer

A) 4 years. 
B) 5 years. 
C) 20 years. 
D) 100 years. 
A) 4 years. 
B) 5 years. 
C) 20 years. 
D) 100 years.

Question 8

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows water-vapor content,with brighter being more water vapor.Which of the following parts of Africa has the lowest water vapor content?

Accepted Answer

A) The northern part 
B) Along the equator 
C) The east coast 
A) The northern part 
B) Along the equator 
C) The east coast

Question 9

The annual pattern of global precipitation

Accepted Answer

A) decreases poleward,inland,and downwind from major mountain ranges. 
B) increases poleward,inland,and downwind from major mountain ranges. 
C) decreases poleward,inland,and upwind of major mountain ranges. 
D) increases poleward,inland,and upwind of major mountain ranges. 
A) decreases poleward,inland,and downwind from major mountain ranges. 
B) increases poleward,inland,and downwind from major mountain ranges. 
C) decreases poleward,inland,and upwind of major mountain ranges. 
D) increases poleward,inland,and upwind of major mountain ranges.

Question 10

An example of a primary effect of drought is

Accepted Answer

A) rolling blackouts. 
B) drop in groundwater levels. 
C) decrease in tourism. 
D) low dissolved oxygen content in reservoirs. 
A) rolling blackouts. 
B) drop in groundwater levels. 
C) decrease in tourism. 
D) low dissolved oxygen content in reservoirs.

Question 11

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the unsaturated adiabatic lapse rate?

Accepted Answer

A) The steepness of the lapse rate curves are identical. 
B) Release of latent heat warms the local environment. 
C) Absorption of latent heat causes a parcel of air to contract. 
D) Absorption of latent heat warms the local environment. 
A) The steepness of the lapse rate curves are identical. 
B) Release of latent heat warms the local environment. 
C) Absorption of latent heat causes a parcel of air to contract. 
D) Absorption of latent heat warms the local environment.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the important Bergeron precipitation process?

Accepted Answer

A) More water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,regardless of temperature. 
B) Less water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,regardless of temperature. 
C) Less water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,even if both are at the same temperature. 
D) More water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,even if both are at the same temperature. 
A) More water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,regardless of temperature. 
B) Less water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,regardless of temperature. 
C) Less water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,even if both are at the same temperature. 
D) More water vapor can exist in air that is in contact with ice than in air that is in contact with liquid water,even if both are at the same temperature.

Question 13

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows specific humidity,with blue and green being highest.What feature most likely coincides with the area of highest specific humidity?

Accepted Answer

A) The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) 
B) The subtropics 
C) The belt of westerlies 
D) The polar easterlies 
A) The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) 
B) The subtropics 
C) The belt of westerlies 
D) The polar easterlies

Question 14

As air sinks in a valley fog,it

Accepted Answer

A) cools adiabatically but it is still cooler than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point. 
B) warms adiabatically but it is still cooler than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point. 
C) warms adiabatically but it is still warmer than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is warmed to the dew point. 
D) cools adiabatically but it is still warmer than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point. 
A) cools adiabatically but it is still cooler than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point. 
B) warms adiabatically but it is still cooler than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point. 
C) warms adiabatically but it is still warmer than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is warmed to the dew point. 
D) cools adiabatically but it is still warmer than the surrounding air; the surrounding air is cooled to the dew point.

Question 15

These clouds are not precipitating and covers the entire sky,forming a low blanket of clouds that causes overcast conditions.These are

Accepted Answer

A) stratus. 
B) nimbostratus. 
C) altostratus. 
D) cirrostratus. 
A) stratus. 
B) nimbostratus. 
C) altostratus. 
D) cirrostratus.

Question 16

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows precipitation,with higher amounts in green and blue.Which of the following is a general pattern of precipitation across Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) It is highest close to the equator,and lower to the north and to the south 
B) It is lowest along the equator 
C) Northernmost Africa receives more precipitation than the central part 
D) None of these choices are correct 
A) It is highest close to the equator,and lower to the north and to the south 
B) It is lowest along the equator 
C) Northernmost Africa receives more precipitation than the central part 
D) None of these choices are correct

Question 17

Which of the following locations experiences the greatest frequency of freezing rain due to the typical storm track of midlatitude cyclones?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 18

The 500 mb pressure patterns displayed would bring ________ to Texas and the High Plains.

Accepted Answer

A) zonal flow,which neither suppresses nor supports storms, 
B) a trough of low pressure,supporting storm formation, 
C) a ridge of high pressure,suppressing storm formation, 
D) zonal flow,supporting storm formation, 
A) zonal flow,which neither suppresses nor supports storms, 
B) a trough of low pressure,supporting storm formation, 
C) a ridge of high pressure,suppressing storm formation, 
D) zonal flow,supporting storm formation,

Question 19

Variations in specific humidity vary primarily as a function of

Accepted Answer

A) path of midlatitude cyclones. 
B) distance from oceans. 
C) distance from cities. 
D) latitude. 
A) path of midlatitude cyclones. 
B) distance from oceans. 
C) distance from cities. 
D) latitude.

Question 20

An important property of water is its ability to act as a good solvent.This could best be explained by water's

Accepted Answer

A) surface tension. 
B) polarity. 
C) capillary action. 
D) dipole molarity. 
A) surface tension. 
B) polarity. 
C) capillary action. 
D) dipole molarity.

Which of the following locations has a high incidence of fogs caused by relatively warm,maritime air passing over a cold land surface?

Which of the following regarding ocean currents and atmospheric stability is true?

Which region receives the most July precipitation due to the clockwise circulation of high pressure supplying warm,moist air?

With deforestation,

Fog can form through each of the following ways except

Upslope fog hugging the mountain surface occurs when

Twenty centimeters of precipitation fell in one day on a southern city in the 100-years climatic records for this city.This rainfall event ranked fifth among all one day precipitation events for this city.The return period for this extreme rainfall event would be

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows water-vapor content,with brighter being more water vapor.Which of the following parts of Africa has the lowest water vapor content?

The annual pattern of global precipitation

An example of a primary effect of drought is

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the unsaturated adiabatic lapse rate?

Which of the following is true about the important Bergeron precipitation process?

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows specific humidity,with blue and green being highest.What feature most likely coincides with the area of highest specific humidity?

As air sinks in a valley fog,it

These clouds are not precipitating and covers the entire sky,forming a low blanket of clouds that causes overcast conditions.These are

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows precipitation,with higher amounts in green and blue.Which of the following is a general pattern of precipitation across Africa?

Which of the following locations experiences the greatest frequency of freezing rain due to the typical storm track of midlatitude cyclones?

The 500 mb pressure patterns displayed would bring ________ to Texas and the High Plains.

Variations in specific humidity vary primarily as a function of

An important property of water is its ability to act as a good solvent.This could best be explained by water's

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Which of the following locations has a high incidence of fogs caused by relatively warm,maritime air passing over a cold land surface?

Which of the following regarding ocean currents and atmospheric stability is true?

Which region receives the most July precipitation due to the clockwise circulation of high pressure supplying warm,moist air?

With deforestation,

Fog can form through each of the following ways except

Upslope fog hugging the mountain surface occurs when

Twenty centimeters of precipitation fell in one day on a southern city in the 100-years climatic records for this city.This rainfall event ranked fifth among all one day precipitation events for this city.The return period for this extreme rainfall event would be

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows water-vapor content,with brighter being more water vapor.Which of the following parts of Africa has the lowest water vapor content?

The annual pattern of global precipitation

An example of a primary effect of drought is

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the unsaturated adiabatic lapse rate?

Which of the following is true about the important Bergeron precipitation process?

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows specific humidity,with blue and green being highest.What feature most likely coincides with the area of highest specific humidity?

As air sinks in a valley fog,it

These clouds are not precipitating and covers the entire sky,forming a low blanket of clouds that causes overcast conditions.These are

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows precipitation,with higher amounts in green and blue.Which of the following is a general pattern of precipitation across Africa?

Which of the following locations experiences the greatest frequency of freezing rain due to the typical storm track of midlatitude cyclones?

The 500 mb pressure patterns displayed would bring ________ to Texas and the High Plains.

Variations in specific humidity vary primarily as a function of

An important property of water is its ability to act as a good solvent.This could best be explained by water's

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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