A region with an average temperature of 32F or below during the warmest month is considered a(n) ____ according to the Kppen classification system.
A) subpolar
B) polar ice cap
C) polar tundra
D) arctic
Question 2Frost forms when ____.
A) conditions are cold, cloudy, and windy
B) the dew point is 32F or below
C) the dew point is above 32F
D) dew freezes
Question 3An average temperature of above freezing but below 50F during the warmest month is characteristic of a ____.
A) region in which savanna grass thrives
B) tundra
C) taiga
D) region with a lack of vegetation
Question 4Dew is most likely to form on ____.
A) clear, calm nights
B) cloudy, calm nights
C) clear, windy nights
D) cloudy, windy nights
Question 5Thawing of an upper layer of permafrost would most likely be observed in which climatic type?
A) polar ice cap
B) humid continental with warm summers
C) humid subtropical
D) polar tundra
Question 6The production of dew is mainly the result of ____.
A) conduction
B) radiational cooling
C) cooling due to the release of latent heat
D) advection
Question 7Average monthly temperatures that exceed 32F but remain below 50F is characteristic of the ____ climate zone.
A) polar ice cap (EF)
B) subpolar (Dfc)
C) polar tundra (ET)
D) alpine (An)
Question 8Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called ____.
A) hydrophobic nuclei
B) nacreous nuclei
C) condensation nuclei
D) scud