Deck 9: Weather and Climate

Question 1

A form of cyclonic activity that is a very small but vicious storm, spawned out of thunderstorms is called a

A)hurricane
B)typhoon
C)tornado
D)tsunami

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Air moving away from the North Pole in an absolute straight line, and appearing to move in a westerly direction, is called (a, an)

A)easterly
B)westerly
C)Norther
D)cold front

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A temperature gradient in this chapter is the temperature change per unit change in

A)barometric pressure
B)humidity
C)altitude
D)none of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Climate is influenced by

A)water vapor levels
B)cloud cover
C)the amount of dust in the air
D)carbon dioxide levels in the air
E)all of these

Question 5

Cyclonic storms in the Western Hemisphere are known as

A)hurricanes
B)typhoons
C)tornados
D)monsoons

Question 6

Due to the angle of the sun's radiation,

A)the Northern Hemisphere is at its warmest when the Southern Hemisphere is at its warmest
B)the Northern Hemisphere is at its warmest when the Southern Hemisphere is at its coolest.
C)the Northern Hemisphere is at its coolest when the Southern Hemisphere is at its coolest.
D)none of these

Question 7

Hurricanes in Australia and India are called

A)tornados
B)typhoons
C)monsoons
D)cyclones

Question 8

If the temperature increases with altitude, the change is called a

A)negative temperature gradient
B)undefined temperature gradient
C)positive temperature gradient
D)none of these

Question 9

In the water cycle, water vapor reaches the air principally by

A)condensation
B)evaporation
C)precipitation
D)none of these

Question 10

Ocean effects on weather occur because

A)water warms up faster than land does
B)water warms up slower than land does
C)water and land warm up at the same rate
D)none of these

Question 11

Prevailing easterlies of tropical oceans which powered commercial ships were called

A)doldrums
B)horse latitudes
C)trade winds
D)none of these

Question 12

The Coriolis effect is the

A)change in wind direction due to rotation of the Earth
B)change I air pressure due to altitude
C)change I humidity due to precipitation
D)none of these

Question 13

The effect of clouds on the weather is very much like

A)fans to cool the planet
B)blankets on one's bed
C)generally cooling at night and warming in daytime
D)There is no known effect of clouds on the weather.

Question 14

The highest layer of the atmosphere is called the

A)mesosphere
B)stratosphere
C)thermosphere
D)troposphere

Question 15

The horse latitudes at 30 deg N or 30 deg S and the doldrums at the equator are likely to have

A)long periods of heavy winds
B)long periods of little or no wind
C)long periods of little or no rain
D)long periods of very heavy rain

Question 16

The layer of the atmosphere where the negative temperature gradient ends is called the

A)mesosphere
B)stratosphere
C)thermosphere
D)troposphere

Question 17

The part of the atmosphere in which we live is called the

A)mesosphere
B)stratosphere
C)thermosphere
D)troposphere

Question 18

The pattern of weather conditions over a region or regions for a long period of time is called

A)weather
B)meteorological fluctuations
C)climate
D)seasonal changes

Question 19

Thermal inversions occur when

A)cool air acts as a lid on top of warm air
B)warm air acts as a lid on top of cool air
C)cool air and warm air mix
D)there are extended rainy seasons

Question 20

The upper boundary of the troposphere is known as the

A)triple point
B)critical point
C)tropopause
D)doldrums

Question 21

The weather is defined as the physical state, at any given time and place of the

A)mesosphere
B)stratosphere
C)thermosphere
D)troposphere

Question 22

Upper atmospheric wind systems are called

A)northers
B)easterlies
C)jet streams
D)westerlies