Exam 4: Wind Essentials

Describe the formation and characteristics of both surface ocean currents and deep ocean currents.

The forces that control the wind include gravity,the pressure gradient force,Coriolis force,and friction force.

Which of the following describes the pressure gradient force?

Evangelista Torricelli,a pupil of Galileo,determined that

On Earth between 30° north latitude and the equator,winds flow from the _______as they flow out of the_______ pressure zone toward the ITCZ.

An aneroid barometer

Zones of windless,hot,dry desert air between 25 ° N and 25° S latitude are named

Describe the four main pressure areas of the Northern Hemisphere and discuss their effects on major wind patterns.

Examine in detail the various ways in which wind speed and direction are determined by the pressure gradient force,the Coriolis force,and friction.

Air flow is initiated by the

An aircraft altimeter is a type of

Mountain and valley breezes

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of wind speed and direction?

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Asian monsoon pattern?

Katabatic winds typically occur in relatively flat (e.g.the Great Plains)terrain.

List and briefly describe the four forces that shape the speed and direction of winds.

The western intensification causes water to pile up_______ ,forcing it to flow _______in strong currents.

The polar high is more pronounced over _______because of the _______there.

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)shifts as far north as the Persian Gulf region in July.

Cooler than normal surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific are associated with La Niña events.