Climate
Practice Test
1.
Violent downdrafts from a thunderstorm that are concentrated in a local area are called __________.
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a.
tornadoes
b.
lightning
c.
downbursts
d.
hurricanes
2.
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
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a.
a radiosonde
b.
a barometer
c.
a thermometer
d.
an anemometer
3.
"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?
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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 10:00 a.m.
b.
just after noon
c.
just after 1:00 p.m.
d.
just after 11:00 a.m.
4.
Deserts commonly are found on the leeward sides of mountains because of __________.
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a.
orogenic lifting
b.
their proximity to large bodies of water
c.
sea breezes
d.
the drop of temperature with altitude
5.
The boundaries of time zones correspond __________.
a.
roughly to lines of longitude
b.
roughly to lines of latitude
c.
exactly to lines of longitude
d.
exactly to lines of latitude
6.
How are places on Earth located in an east or west direction?
a.
the equator
b.
lines of longitude
c.
lines of latitude
d.
the tropic of Capricorn
7.
Approximately how long is a sunspot cycle?
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a.
100 years
b.
11 years
c.
10,000 years
d.
14,000 years
8.
What type of instrument is used to measure wind speed?
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a.
a ceilometer
b.
a barometer
c.
an anemometer
d.
a hygrometer
9.
What is the first step of thunderstorm formation?
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a.
release of latent heat
b.
an abundant source of moisture in the lower atmosphere
c.
The atmosphere where the cloud grows must be unstable.
d.
Air must be lifted.
10.
A forecast that involves comparing current weather patterns to past weather patterns is called __________.
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a.
a station model
b.
a digital forecast
c.
an analog forecast
d.
an isobar
11.
What minimum length of time is used to make normals for an area?
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a.
1 year
b.
10 years
c.
30 years
d.
30 months
12.
According to the map, which climates are found near the poles?
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a.
tundra and ice caps
b.
semiarid and arid
c.
highlands and uplands
d.
tropical wet and tropical dry
13.
During the last Ice Age, which climates shown in this map grew the most?
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a.
tropical, wet
b.
ice cap
c.
mediterranean
d.
arid
14.
According to the station model shown in the figure, how much has the barometric pressure changed over the last three hours?
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a.
--1.2 millibars
b.
--12 millibars
c.
12 millibars
d.
1.2 millibars
15.
What causes thunder?
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a.
friction between updrafts and downdrafts in a cumulonimbus cloud
b.
falling precipitation
c.
the expansion and contraction of the air heated by lightning
d.
condensation of updrafts
16.
In what climate do evaporation rates exceed precipitation rates?
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a.
temperate climates
b.
tropical climates
c.
polar climates
d.
dry climates
17.
What type of clouds produce thunderstorms?
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a.
cumulonimbus
b.
cumulus
c.
stratus
d.
cirrus
18.
Which of the following can increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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a.
automobile exhaust
b.
industrial burning of fossil fuels
c.
all of these answers are correct
d.
deforestation
19.
The natural heating of Earth's surface by the atmosphere is called __________.
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a.
the ozone hole
b.
the greenhouse effect
c.
El Nino
d.
global warming
20.
"What atmospheric condition increases the likeliness of a flood? SC.D.1.4.1
a.
weak, upper-atmospheric current that moves storms slowly
b.
stronger downbursts
c.
friction between updrafts and downdrafts
d.
condensation of updrafts
