Question 1

Global atmospheric circulation

Accepted Answer

A) links rivers to oceans. 
B) led to the signing of the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty on nuclear weapons. 
C) does not move pollution across continents. 
D) spread ash and dust throughout Asia from Mt.Pinatubo. 
E) is responsible for temperature increases in recent history. 
A) links rivers to oceans. 
B) led to the signing of the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty on nuclear weapons. 
C) does not move pollution across continents. 
D) spread ash and dust throughout Asia from Mt.Pinatubo. 
E) is responsible for temperature increases in recent history.

Question 2

A monsoon climate is characterized by ________ summers and ________ winters.

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A) dry dry 
B) dry wet 
C) wet dry 
D) wet wet 
A) dry dry 
B) dry wet 
C) wet dry 
D) wet wet

Question 3

The Beaufort wind scale measures wind speed

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A) with an anemometer. 
B) by observed effects. 
C) using satellites. 
D) with a wind vane. 
E) by orders of magnitude. 
A) with an anemometer. 
B) by observed effects. 
C) using satellites. 
D) with a wind vane. 
E) by orders of magnitude.

Question 4

Wind power generation is most suitable for locations

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A) on coastlines influenced by trade and westerly winds. 
B) on high mountain peaks. 
C) in equatorial regions. 
D) in the doldrums. 
E) in the horse latitudes. 
A) on coastlines influenced by trade and westerly winds. 
B) on high mountain peaks. 
C) in equatorial regions. 
D) in the doldrums. 
E) in the horse latitudes.

Question 5

The doldrums are associated with the subtropical pressure belt,and the horse latitudes are associated with the equatorial belt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which instrument would you use to measure wind speed?

Accepted Answer

A) a wind vane. 
B) the Beaufort wind scale. 
C) the wind chill chart. 
D) an anemometer. 
E) a barometer. 
A) a wind vane. 
B) the Beaufort wind scale. 
C) the wind chill chart. 
D) an anemometer. 
E) a barometer.

Question 7

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) marks the polar limit of the ITCZ. 
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) marks the polar limit of the ITCZ.

Question 8

Particles produced by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo ________ the albedo of the atmosphere,and this ________ Earth.

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A) increased warmed 
B) increased cooled 
C) decreased warmed 
D) decreased cooled 
E) stabilized warmed 
A) increased warmed 
B) increased cooled 
C) decreased warmed 
D) decreased cooled 
E) stabilized warmed

Question 9

During the winter,the Bermuda high migrates to the ________ and becomes the ________.

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A) east Aleutian low 
B) west Pacific high 
C) west Aleutian low 
D) west Azores high 
E) east Azores high 
A) east Aleutian low 
B) west Pacific high 
C) west Aleutian low 
D) west Azores high 
E) east Azores high

Question 10

A line of equal pressure plotted on a weather map is known as

Accepted Answer

A) an isotherm. 
B) an equilibrium line. 
C) an isobar. 
D) the thermal equator. 
E) an isohyet. 
A) an isotherm. 
B) an equilibrium line. 
C) an isobar. 
D) the thermal equator. 
E) an isohyet.

Question 11

The Intertropical Convergence Zone is characterized by

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A) cold,dry rising air. 
B) cold,dry sinking air. 
C) warm dry rising air. 
D) warm,wet rising air. 
E) stable,unmoving air. 
A) cold,dry rising air. 
B) cold,dry sinking air. 
C) warm dry rising air. 
D) warm,wet rising air. 
E) stable,unmoving air.

Question 12

The effect of the Coriolis force is ________ in the upper atmosphere because ________.

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A) enhanced the pressure gradient is weaker 
B) enhanced there is less friction 
C) enhanced there is more friction 
D) diminished the pressure gradient is weaker 
E) diminished there is less friction 
A) enhanced the pressure gradient is weaker 
B) enhanced there is less friction 
C) enhanced there is more friction 
D) diminished the pressure gradient is weaker 
E) diminished there is less friction

Question 13

Describe and explain the formation and effects of the monsoon winds of southern Asia.

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Question 14

The zones between 20° to 35° north latitude and 20° to 35° south latitude are

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A) the largest zones of water surpluses in the world. 
B) areas of warm and wet conditions,and the world's great tropical forests. 
C) the areas containing the world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. 
D) areas of cyclonic systems of low pressure. 
E) the zones with highest tornadic activity. 
A) the largest zones of water surpluses in the world. 
B) areas of warm and wet conditions,and the world's great tropical forests. 
C) the areas containing the world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. 
D) areas of cyclonic systems of low pressure. 
E) the zones with highest tornadic activity.

Question 15

Land-sea breezes are caused by

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A) more rapid heating and cooling of water relative to land surfaces. 
B) cooler air flowing offshore (toward the ocean)in the afternoon. 
C) onshore (toward the land)air flows that develop in the afternoon as the land heats faster than neighboring water surfaces. 
D) the settling of warmer,denser air to the surface of the land. 
E) drainage of air down mountain slopes. 
A) more rapid heating and cooling of water relative to land surfaces. 
B) cooler air flowing offshore (toward the ocean)in the afternoon. 
C) onshore (toward the land)air flows that develop in the afternoon as the land heats faster than neighboring water surfaces. 
D) the settling of warmer,denser air to the surface of the land. 
E) drainage of air down mountain slopes.

Question 16

Friction creates a deflection in wind movements that is always to the right in the northern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the formation of the ITCZ and the typical weather patterns found within it.

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Question 18

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

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A) 760 mm (76 cm). 
B) 1013 metres. 
C) something that can not be determined without knowing air temperature. 
D) 29.00 millibars. 
E) 176.0 mm. 
A) 760 mm (76 cm). 
B) 1013 metres. 
C) something that can not be determined without knowing air temperature. 
D) 29.00 millibars. 
E) 176.0 mm.

Question 19

How does global wind circulation relate African soils to "Red Tides" off of Florida? How is our awareness of global winds related to the 1963 Limited Test Ban treaty?

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Question 20

The Aleutian low and the Azores high are types of

Accepted Answer

A) thermal pressure areas. 
B) dynamic pressure areas. 
C) southern hemisphere pressure centers. 
D) anticyclonic flows. 
E) cyclonic flows. 
A) thermal pressure areas. 
B) dynamic pressure areas. 
C) southern hemisphere pressure centers. 
D) anticyclonic flows. 
E) cyclonic flows.

Exam 6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Global atmospheric circulation

A monsoon climate is characterized by ________ summers and ________ winters.

The Beaufort wind scale measures wind speed

Wind power generation is most suitable for locations

The doldrums are associated with the subtropical pressure belt,and the horse latitudes are associated with the equatorial belt.

Which instrument would you use to measure wind speed?

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

Particles produced by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo ________ the albedo of the atmosphere,and this ________ Earth.

During the winter,the Bermuda high migrates to the ________ and becomes the ________.

A line of equal pressure plotted on a weather map is known as

The Intertropical Convergence Zone is characterized by

The effect of the Coriolis force is ________ in the upper atmosphere because ________.

Describe and explain the formation and effects of the monsoon winds of southern Asia.

The zones between 20° to 35° north latitude and 20° to 35° south latitude are

Land-sea breezes are caused by

Friction creates a deflection in wind movements that is always to the right in the northern hemisphere.

Discuss the formation of the ITCZ and the typical weather patterns found within it.

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

How does global wind circulation relate African soils to "Red Tides" off of Florida? How is our awareness of global winds related to the 1963 Limited Test Ban treaty?

The Aleutian low and the Azores high are types of

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