1W0510 CDC Practice Test B Set All Books
- 1.What is the most important of all the climatic elements?
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Winds
- C.
Moisture
- D.
Location
- 2.Evaporation is an important climatic element over which regions?
- A.
When considered in relation to weather phenomena forming over land
- B.
When considered in relation to weather phenomena forming over bodies of water.
- C.
When considered in relation to weather phenomena forming over cities
- D.
When considered in relation to weather phenomena forming over mountainous regions
- 3.Why is the average amount of precipitation not a good way to compare the climate of two stations?
- A.
Occurs in different intensities and times
- B.
Occurs in different forms
- C.
Occurs in different temperatures
- D.
It doesnt have any affect
- 4.Which element of precipitation includes such deposits as dew, frost, and rime ice?
- A.
Condensation
- B.
Evaporation
- C.
Sublimation
- D.
Fusion
- 5.Climatologists are mostly interested in which elements of wind?
- A.
Direction, speed, and gustiness
- B.
Speed, and gustiness
- C.
Direction and speed
- D.
Speed and supporting weather elements
- 6.What is obtained by dividing each wind observation into components, making a summation for a given period, and then obtaining averages and converting components into a single vector?
- A.
Summation winds
- B.
Vectorial average.
- C.
Wind gust potential
- D.
Wind size
- 7.What two factors influence the angle at which the sun’s rays reach the earth and the number of sun hours each day?
- A.
Distance and season
- B.
Time and date
- C.
Cloud cover and sung angle
- D.
Rain or shine
- 8.Typically how much sunlight does a station near the equator receive?
- A.
12 hours
- B.
6 hours
- C.
8 hours
- D.
16 hours
- 9.What is the effect of land and water distribution on air circulation in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A.
Creates high and low centers
- B.
Creates the seasons
- C.
Creates the summer weather
- D.
Creates winter weather
- 10.Which mountains prevent polar air masses from moving southward?
- A.
The Rockies and the Alps
- B.
The Himalayas and the Rockies
- C.
The Himalayas and the Alps.
- D.
The Chinese Ing Dun Range and the Swiss Matterhorn
- 11.Which sides of mountains receive the greatest amount of precipitation?
- A.
Leeward sides
- B.
South side
- C.
Windward sides
- D.
North side
- 12.How are high pressures systems displaced in the southern hemisphere during the summer?
- A.
Northward
- B.
Southward
- C.
Eastward
- D.
Westward
- 13.What mainly causes ocean currents?
- A.
Frictional effects of the wind
- B.
Precipitation
- C.
Deep underwater swells
- D.
Tectonic movement
- 14.What is the basic cause for deflection of ocean currents and air?
- A.
Mountain ranges
- B.
Differential Heating
- C.
Coriolis Force
- D.
Ocean dynamics
- 15.What is upwelling?
- A.
Upwelling is the process by which the colder subsurface waters are brought to the top of the ocean
- B.
Upwelling is the process by which the warmer subsurface waters are brought to the top of the ocean
- C.
Upwelling is the process by which the colder subsurface waters are brought to the bottom of the ocean
- D.
Upwelling is the process by which ocean currents are brought to the top of the ocean
- 16.Where does upwelling normally occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A.
The west coast
- B.
The east coast
- C.
The gulf coast
- D.
Rivers and lakes
- 17.How fast do the currents of the Gulf Stream system move?
- A.
55–75 miles per day or 5–9 knots
- B.
55–105 miles per day or 10–15 knots
- C.
35–45 miles per day or 3–6 knots
- D.
25–75 miles per day or 1–3 knots
- 18.What portion of the Gulf Stream system does the Gulf Stream make up?
- A.
Middle
- B.
Beginning
- C.
End
- D.
Makes the entire system
- 19.What is the effect of the North Atlantic Current on the climate of northwestern Europe?
- A.
Causes the climate to be much colder than ordinarily expected
- B.
Causes the climate to be much milder than ordinarily expected
- C.
Causes the climate to be much hotter than ordinarily expected
- D.
Does nto affect the climate there
- 20.Where does the North Equatorial Current originate?
- A.
The western coast of Northern America
- B.
The western coast of Central America
- C.
The western coast of South East America
- D.
The western coast of Modern America
- 21.What North Atlantic current/system is similar to the Kuroshio system?
- A.
The Gulf Stream system.
- B.
The North Atlantic system
- C.
The East Coast system
- D.
The Middle Atlantic system
- 22.Name the branches into which the Kuroshio system divides.
- A.
Kuroshio Extension, Kuroshio Flow, and the North Pacific Current.
- B.
Kuroshio Current, the Kuroshio Extension, and the North Pacific Current.
- C.
Kuroshio Current and the Kuroshio Extension
- D.
Kuroshio Extension, and the North Pacific Current.
- 23.What causes the ocean currents in the northern Indian Ocean to reverse directions between the February/March and August/September time frames?
- A.
Monsoonal flow
- B.
Ocean currents
- C.
Unequal heating
- D.
Earths rotation
- 24.What is the effect of a forest on local temperatures?
- A.
Lower maximums and higher minimums
- B.
Higher maximums and lower minimums
- C.
There is no noticeable effect
- D.
More precipitation annually
- 25.Name the five basic climatic zones.
- A.
The Torrid (or Tropical) Zone, the two Temperate Zones, and the two Polar Zones (or Frigid Zones).
- B.
The Torro (or Extratropical) Zone, the two Temperate Zones, and the two Polar Zones (or Frigid Zones).
- C.
The Torrid (or Tropical) Zone, the two Moderate Zones, and the two Polar Zones (or Frigid Zones).
- D.
The Torrid (or Tropical) Zone, the two Temperate Zones, and the two Frozen Zones (or Freezing Zones).
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