The rainiest places in the world are usually located ____.

The rainiest places in the world are usually located ____.
 A) downwind from mountain ranges
  B) on the windward side of mountains
  C) in the middle of continents
  D) along the western side of continents

Question 2

As the difference between the air temperature and the dew point increases, the relative humidity ____.
 A) increases
  B) decreases
  C) remains constant at a value less than 100
  D) remains constant and equal to 100

Question 3

The highest temperatures on the earth occur in ____.
 A) tropical rainforests
  B) subtropical deserts of the Northern Hemisphere
  C) subtropical deserts of the Southern Hemisphere
  D) west coast climates found at mid-latitudes

Question 4

Condensation is more likely to occur when air ____.
 A) warms and the speed of the water vapor molecules decreases
  B) cools and the speed of the water vapor molecules decreases
  C) cools and the speed of the water vapor molecules increases
  D) warms and the speed of the water vapor molecules increases

Question 5

Factors that produce the climate in any given place are called ____.
 A) climatic pressures
  B) climatic changes
  C) climatic controls
  D) weather controls

Question 6

As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the dew point will ____.
 A) remain the same
  B) increase
  C) decrease
  D) become equal to the air temperature

Question 7

A rainshadow desert is normally found ____.
 A) in the center of a large surface anticyclone
  B) on the back (western) side of a large thunderstorm
  C) in polar regions where the air is cold and dry
  D) on the downwind side of a mountain range

Question 8

If very cold air is brought indoors and warmed with no change in its moisture content, the saturation vapor pressure of this air will ____ and the relative humidity of this air will ____.
 A) increase; increase
  B) decrease; decrease
  C) increase; decrease
  D) decrease; increase