Climate
Practice Test
1.
What is the network of weather stations located across the United States called?
a.
radiosondes
b.
Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)
c.
a ceilometer
d.
weather radar system
2.
The natural heating of Earth's surface by the atmosphere is called __________.
a.
the ozone hole
b.
the greenhouse effect
c.
El Nino
d.
global warming
3.
What type of weather phenomenon is shown in the figure?
a.
a supercell
b.
a sea breeze
c.
a conduction cell
d.
a cyclone
4.
How hot is the air heated by lightning?
a.
300[superscript degrees] C
b.
100 000 000 [superscript degrees] C
c.
30 000[superscript degrees] C
d.
1 000[superscript degrees] C
5.
What type of climate is common in the southeastern United States?
a.
tropical
b.
temperate
c.
humid subtropical
d.
dry-summer subtropical
6.
During the last Ice Age, which climates shown in this map grew the most?
a.
tropical, wet
b.
arid
c.
ice cap
d.
mediterranean
7.
What type of instrument is used to measure wind speed?
a.
a hygrometer
b.
a ceilometer
c.
a barometer
d.
an anemometer
8.
According to the Table, which city is the closest to the Prime Meridian?
a.
Nome, Alaska
b.
Quito, Ecuador
c.
Cape Town, South Africa
d.
Wellington, New Zealand
9.
According to the station model shown in the figure, how much has the barometric pressure changed over the last three hours?
a.
12 millibars
b.
1.2 millibars
c.
--12 millibars
d.
--1.2 millibars
10.
Most scientists agree that __________.
a.
Earth's temperature is rising due to human effects
b.
global warming is occurring
c.
Earth's temperature is decreasing due to natural effects
d.
the greenhouse gases are decreasing
11.
What happens in the developing or cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
a.
Air rises vertically.
b.
Updraft slows.
c.
Downdrafts occur.
d.
Air sinks with precipitation.
12.
What atmospheric condition increases the likeliness of a flood?
a.
friction between updrafts and downdrafts
b.
weak, upper-atmospheric current that moves storms slowly
c.
stronger downbursts
d.
condensation of updrafts
13.
What is the distance of 1° longitude?
a.
it changes from 111 km to a point
b.
360 km
c.
60 km
d.
it is always 111 km
14.
The table shows the water level of the Green River during a thunderstorm. If the flood plain is 3.8 meters, when would this river have flooded?
Time
10:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
NOON
1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
Water Level (m)
3
3.1
3.4
4.0
5.0
5.2
a.
just after 1:00 p.m.
b.
just after 10:00 a.m.
c.
just after 11:00 a.m.
d.
just after noon
15.
What minimum length of time is used to make normals for an area?
a.
1 year
b.
10 years
c.
30 months
d.
30 years
16.
Violent downdrafts from a thunderstorm that are concentrated in a local area are called __________.
a.
lightning
b.
hurricanes
c.
downbursts
d.
tornadoes
17.
A __________ is a record of weather data for a particular location and time.
a.
station model
b.
digital forecast
c.
ceilometer
d.
isopleth
18.
A steppe is a subtype of __________ climates.
a.
dry
b.
subtropical
c.
temperate
d.
polar
19.
Throughout geologic time, Earth has been __________.
a.
a steady temperature
b.
only warmer than the present
c.
warmer and colder than the present
d.
always colder then the present
20.
According to the map, which climates are found near the poles?
a.
tundra and ice caps
b.
highlands and uplands
c.
tropical wet and tropical dry
d.
semiarid and arid
