physical geography quiz questions

Which of the following phenomenon describes the associated weather with a warm front?

Gradual precipitation over a long period of time

Which of the following terms is the name of a significant change in wind direction or speed in the vertical dimension?

wind shear

Which of the following cloud types is most likely to form along a cold front?

Cumulonimbus

Which of the following is not a cyclone?

monsoon

Which of the following pair correctly describes the electrification at the top and bottom of cumulonimbus clouds? (top, bottom)

positive, negative

What is the name of the tornado reporting scale?

Enhanced Fujita

Which direction does an anti-cyclone spin in the Northern Hemisphere?

clockwise

Which of the following defines a line joining points of equal atmospheric pressure?

isobar

Which of the following statements is correct regarding cold and warm fronts?

a cold front forms where an advancing cold air mass meets and displaces warmer air

Which front indicates the "death" of a midlatitude cyclone?

occluded front

Using the Koeppen classification system, a climate classified as a BW (Bwh) would have:

arid, hot desert

Which of the following best shows the location of "C" climates?

mid-latitudes

The boreal forest biome is known for its:

coniferous trees

Most of the eastern half of the United States is covered by:

temperate forest

What is the reason that Antarctica can be classified as having a semi-arid climate?

The continent receives very little precipitation.

Earth’s large deserts, such as the Sahara and the Australian desert, are located underneath:

zones of high pressure.

Which of the following biomes is not found in either high altitudes or high latitudes?

grasslands

On a climograph, annual average temperature is represented using a

line graph

What line or region best corresponds with the location of "E" climates?

high latitudes

The subclassifications of the Tropical Humid Climates (A) represent:

the amount and seasonality of precipitation

Dendrochronology is the study of

tree rings

Regarding climate change, anthropogenic means:

human or man-made in origin

Albedo is

the reflexivity of a surface and the fraction of total solar radiation that is reflected back into space

Which of the following is the name for solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere?

aerosols

Ice cores are one of the best proxies for scientists to reconstruct the paleoclimate because:

• they contain air bubbles that can explain the composition of the atmosphere

• they can depict past volcanic activity

• newer (more recent in time) layers are higher in the ice core

  
  

Are the UN Conferences of the Parties (COPs) always held at the same place?

no

What year was the Kyoto Protocol?

1997

Paleoclimatology is the study of

past climates

What does GCM stand for?

general circulation model

Which of the following is NOT a high confidence prediction by the IPCC as it pertains to future climate change?

there will not be food shortages

Which of the following is NOT a part of photosynthesis?

nitrogen

Which of the following correctly describes k versus r selected species?

k species have less offspring than r species

A group of members of the same species is referred to as a/an

population

Which of the following does NOT help to explain why net primary productivity (NPP) is greatest in equatorial regions?

low precipitation

Which of the following correctly describes auto versus heterotrophs?

autotrophs are primary producers

Biodiversity refers to the different kinds of ____ present in a location

organisms

True or false: wildfires can be beneficial to the environment?

true

An example of mutualism would be:

a bird that eats ticks from a zebra's skin

An example of parasitism would be:

the bacteria that causes pneumonia.

What is the name for the cycle that changes carbon dioxide to living matter and back to carbon dioxide?

carbon cycle