Exam 2 study guide

Physical Geography
Exam 2 (ch 6,7,8,9,17)
1.
The hydrologic cycle refers to the ________.
A)
flow of rivers
B)
groundwater flow to the surface
C)
unending circulation of Earth's water supply
D)
latent heat of vaporization
E)
totality of forms of precipitation 2.
Air containing all of the water vapor it can hold is ________.
A)
saturated
B)
adiabatic
C)
dew point
D)
convective
E)
unstable 3.
The release of latent heat along from water molecules on a wet surface is called ________.
A)
vapor pressure
B)
specific humidity
C)
condensation
D)
evaporative cooling
E)
none of the above 4.
Tornadoes, although erratic in their pathways, are always characterized by ________ pressure.
A)
devaporized
B)
high
C)
low
D)
constantly variable
E)
adiabatic 5.
The average directional movement of hurricanes is ________.
A)
southwest to northeast
B)
west to east
C)
south to north
D)
east to west
E)
north to south 6.
Calm, fair weather is most likely to result from a/an ________.
A)
midlatitude cyclone
B)
midlatitude anticyclone
C)
tornado
D)
tropical cyclone
E)
chinook 7.
The average hurricane exists, on the average, for about ________.
A)
one week
B)
two weeks
C)
three weeks
D)
five weeks
E)
four weeks 8.
Thunderstorms are violent ________ storms accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A)
convective
B)
stationary
C)
occluded
D)
jet stream
E)
adiabatic 9.
Fronts are located
A)
underneath air masses.
B)
with respect to motion, to the rear of air masses.
C)
near air masses.
D)
at the edges of air masses.
E)
in the middle of air masses. 10.
The quantity of water that can be held in subsurface rock or soil depends on the ________ of the material.
A)
porosity
B)
altitude above sea level
C)
color
D)
permeability
E)
age 11.