Question 1

____is used in a barometer because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Water;it is liquid at normal air temperature 
B) Water;it is denser than mercury 
C) Mercury;it will rise more than water will under the same air pressure 
D) Mercury;it is denser than water 
E) Alcohol;it will not freeze in extreme cold weather 
A) Water;it is liquid at normal air temperature 
B) Water;it is denser than mercury 
C) Mercury;it will rise more than water will under the same air pressure 
D) Mercury;it is denser than water 
E) Alcohol;it will not freeze in extreme cold weather

Question 2

The average height of a column of mercury (Hg)in a barometer at sea level is

Accepted Answer

A)  760 mm (76 cm). 
B) 	1013 inches. 
C) 	dependent on the temperature. 
D) 	29.00 millibars. 
E) 	32.01 inches. 
A)  760 mm (76 cm). 
B) 	1013 inches. 
C) 	dependent on the temperature. 
D) 	29.00 millibars. 
E) 	32.01 inches.

Question 3

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Accepted Answer

A) sea breezes. 
B) Santa Ana winds. 
C) chinook winds. 
D) katabatic winds. 
E) monsoons. 
A) sea breezes. 
B) Santa Ana winds. 
C) chinook winds. 
D) katabatic winds. 
E) monsoons.

Question 4

Which country currently has the highest installed wind energy capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) The United States 
C) Ethiopia 
D) China 
E) El Salvador 
A) Germany 
B) The United States 
C) Ethiopia 
D) China 
E) El Salvador

Question 5

Which is true of upper atmospheric circulation?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to the winds in the thermosphere. 
B) These winds are unrelated to surface weather patterns and of no consequence to the atmosphere's general circulation. 
C) Middle and upper tropospheric circulation is an important component of the atmosphere's general circulation. 
D) These winds flow principally from the east in the mesosphere. 
E) These stratospheric winds are responsible for the movement of CFCs to the poles,contributing to ozone depletion. 
A) It refers to the winds in the thermosphere. 
B) These winds are unrelated to surface weather patterns and of no consequence to the atmosphere's general circulation. 
C) Middle and upper tropospheric circulation is an important component of the atmosphere's general circulation. 
D) These winds flow principally from the east in the mesosphere. 
E) These stratospheric winds are responsible for the movement of CFCs to the poles,contributing to ozone depletion.

Question 6

The Aleutian low and Icelandic low are

Accepted Answer

A) dominant in the winter and weaken or disappear in the summer. 
B) dominant in the summer and weaken or disappear in the winter. 
C) dominant in the spring and fall and weaken or disappear in the summer and winter. 
D) dominant year-round,but tend to be strongest in the summer. 
E) dominant in the summer and winter and weaken or disappear in the spring and fall. 
A) dominant in the winter and weaken or disappear in the summer. 
B) dominant in the summer and weaken or disappear in the winter. 
C) dominant in the spring and fall and weaken or disappear in the summer and winter. 
D) dominant year-round,but tend to be strongest in the summer. 
E) dominant in the summer and winter and weaken or disappear in the spring and fall.

Question 7

Santa Ana winds

Accepted Answer

A) bring cool,moisture-laden air from the east to the southern California coast. 
B) are not associated with pressure gradients in the way other winds are. 
C) flow from lower to higher elevation,expanding and cooling in the process. 
D) blow eastward,bringing moisture laden air from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Basin. 
E) create wildfire conditions by bringing heat and dryness as they flow southwest. 
A) bring cool,moisture-laden air from the east to the southern California coast. 
B) are not associated with pressure gradients in the way other winds are. 
C) flow from lower to higher elevation,expanding and cooling in the process. 
D) blow eastward,bringing moisture laden air from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Basin. 
E) create wildfire conditions by bringing heat and dryness as they flow southwest.

Question 8

The polar high pressure system is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) converging and ascending cool air. 
B) cold and dry with weak anticyclonic high pressure. 
C) strong cyclonic activity during the long summer months. 
D) cool and moist year-round. 
E) an area of contrast between cold and warm air. 
A) converging and ascending cool air. 
B) cold and dry with weak anticyclonic high pressure. 
C) strong cyclonic activity during the long summer months. 
D) cool and moist year-round. 
E) an area of contrast between cold and warm air.

Question 9

The area of conflict between colder and warmer air masses in the subpolar region

Accepted Answer

A) is most distinctive during summer months in each respective hemisphere. 
B) is unrelated to the formation of cyclonic storms. 
C) is termed the polar front. 
D) is referred to as the subtropical contact zone. 
E) encircles Earth at about the latitude of the polar high. 
A) is most distinctive during summer months in each respective hemisphere. 
B) is unrelated to the formation of cyclonic storms. 
C) is termed the polar front. 
D) is referred to as the subtropical contact zone. 
E) encircles Earth at about the latitude of the polar high.

Question 10

Three physical forces that produce winds: pressure gradient,Coriolis,and friction.

The figure shows examples of

Accepted Answer

A) a high pressure center (anticyclone). 
B) winds influenced by the pressure gradient force only. 
C) wind movement based on the frictional force only. 
D) geostrophic winds. 
E) winds influenced by the Coriolis force only. 
A) a high pressure center (anticyclone). 
B) winds influenced by the pressure gradient force only. 
C) wind movement based on the frictional force only. 
D) geostrophic winds. 
E) winds influenced by the Coriolis force only.

Question 11

Explain the occurrence of land and sea breezes and mountain and valley breezes.

Accepted Answer

Land and sea breezes are caused by the d

Question 12

Which of the following would cause the Coriolis force to increase?

Accepted Answer

A) increase in wind speed 
B) occurrence closer to the equator 
C) increase in friction 
D) movement over very small areas 
E) Nothing;the Coriolis force is a constant. 
A) increase in wind speed 
B) occurrence closer to the equator 
C) increase in friction 
D) movement over very small areas 
E) Nothing;the Coriolis force is a constant.

Question 13

Trade winds drive ocean surface waters

Accepted Answer

A) northward. 
B) southward. 
C) eastward. 
D) westward. 
E) northeasterly. 
A) northward. 
B) southward. 
C) eastward. 
D) westward. 
E) northeasterly.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a human impact on atmospheric and oceanic circulation?

Accepted Answer

A) Melting sea ice in the Arctic leads to weakening of the jet stream. 
B) Asian air pollution affects monsoonal wind flow. 
C) ENSO affects global weather patterns and human lives. 
D) Climate change may affect ocean currents and thermohaline circulation. 
E) Climate change affects natural oscillations in circulation. 
A) Melting sea ice in the Arctic leads to weakening of the jet stream. 
B) Asian air pollution affects monsoonal wind flow. 
C) ENSO affects global weather patterns and human lives. 
D) Climate change may affect ocean currents and thermohaline circulation. 
E) Climate change affects natural oscillations in circulation.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true regarding human influence on monsoon pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) Most scientists concur that human activity will have little effect on monsoonal patterns. 
B) Warming temperatures caused by increased greenhouse gases may increase monsoon precipitation. 
C) Rising concentrations of aerosols may cause an overall drop in monsoon precipitation. 
D) The relationships are complex and further compounded by natural oscillations in global circulation. 
E) Reduced heating of land areas from aerosols and rising sea surface temperatures may decrease pressure differences between land and water. 
A) Most scientists concur that human activity will have little effect on monsoonal patterns. 
B) Warming temperatures caused by increased greenhouse gases may increase monsoon precipitation. 
C) Rising concentrations of aerosols may cause an overall drop in monsoon precipitation. 
D) The relationships are complex and further compounded by natural oscillations in global circulation. 
E) Reduced heating of land areas from aerosols and rising sea surface temperatures may decrease pressure differences between land and water.

Question 16

Major ocean currents and the five subtropical gyres.[After the U.S.Naval Oceanographic Office.]

In the Northern Hemisphere,ocean currents move about high-pressure cells;in the Southern Hemisphere ocean currents move about high-pressure cells.

Accepted Answer

A) counterclockwise;clockwise 
B) parallel;perpendicular 
C) clockwise;counterclockwise 
D) perpendicular;parallel 
E) perpendicular;clockwise 
A) counterclockwise;clockwise 
B) parallel;perpendicular 
C) clockwise;counterclockwise 
D) perpendicular;parallel 
E) perpendicular;clockwise

is used in a barometer because _.

The average height of a column of mercury (Hg)in a barometer at sea level is

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Which country currently has the highest installed wind energy capacity?

Which is true of upper atmospheric circulation?

The Aleutian low and Icelandic low are

Santa Ana winds

The polar high pressure system is best characterized as

The area of conflict between colder and warmer air masses in the subpolar region

Three physical forces that produce winds: pressure gradient,Coriolis,and friction. The figure shows examples of

Explain the occurrence of land and sea breezes and mountain and valley breezes.

Which of the following would cause the Coriolis force to increase?

Trade winds drive ocean surface waters

Which of the following is not a human impact on atmospheric and oceanic circulation?

Which of the following is not true regarding human influence on monsoon pattern?

Major ocean currents and the five subtropical gyres.[After the U.S.Naval Oceanographic Office.] In the Northern Hemisphere,ocean currents move about high-pressure cells;in the Southern Hemisphere ocean currents move about high-pressure cells.

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____is used in a barometer because _____.

The average height of a column of mercury (Hg)in a barometer at sea level is

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Which country currently has the highest installed wind energy capacity?

Which is true of upper atmospheric circulation?

The Aleutian low and Icelandic low are

Santa Ana winds

The polar high pressure system is best characterized as

The area of conflict between colder and warmer air masses in the subpolar region

Three physical forces that produce winds: pressure gradient,Coriolis,and friction. The figure shows examples of

Explain the occurrence of land and sea breezes and mountain and valley breezes.

Which of the following would cause the Coriolis force to increase?

Trade winds drive ocean surface waters

Which of the following is not a human impact on atmospheric and oceanic circulation?

Which of the following is not true regarding human influence on monsoon pattern?

Major ocean currents and the five subtropical gyres.[After the U.S.Naval Oceanographic Office.] In the Northern Hemisphere,ocean currents move about high-pressure cells;in the Southern Hemisphere ocean currents move about high-pressure cells.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earth’s Atmosphere

Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Earth’s Climatic Regions

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Aeolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

Oceans and Coastal Systems

Glacial Landscapes and the Cryosphere

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is used in a barometer because _.