What is true about tropical wet and tropical savanna climate types?
A. Tropical savanna is wetter.
B. Tropical wet is warmer.
C. Tropical wet is drier.
D. Tropical savanna is drier.
E. Both have similar rainfall levels.
Question 2On a climograph, how is a locations monthly average precipitation shown?
A. red points
B. line
C. horizontal bars
D. blue
E. vertical bars
Question 3In the Kppen system, which letter represents the climate group described as severe midlatitude?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Question 4In the Kppen system, which letter represents the one climate group defined for its moisture characteristics?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Question 5In the Kppen system, which climate group is related to the temperature trend of the average lapse rate?
A. polar
B. tropical
C. highland
D. dry
E. midlatitude
Question 6The rating scale used to rate tornadoes by intensity is called the:
A. Beaufort Scale
B. Saffir-Simpson Scale
C. Richter Scale
D. Enhanced Fujita Scale
E. Tornadic Storm Scale
Question 7
Question 8
Where do thunderstorms mostly occur?
A. in the midlatitudes over the oceans
B. in the United States, along the Gulf coast
C. in the tropics over the oceans
D. in the United States, along the West coast
E. in the poles over land surfaces
Question 9
When a thunderstorm is _________, it has a well-established updraft and downdraft.
A. forming
B. mature
C. dissipating
D. developing
E. weakening
Question 10
What fuels a hurricane?
A. weak upper-atmosphere winds
B. warm, moist air
C. latent heat of evaporation
D. wind shears
E. downdrafts
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