Question 1

Which of the following is true of the jet streams?

Accepted Answer

A) they extend through the vertical extent of the atmosphere. 
B) they average 1600-4800 km wide. 
C) they are strongest in summer. 
D) wind speeds in the jets can exceed 300 km · hr⁻¹. 
E) there is only one jet stream present above North America. 
A) they extend through the vertical extent of the atmosphere. 
B) they average 1600-4800 km wide. 
C) they are strongest in summer. 
D) wind speeds in the jets can exceed 300 km · hr⁻¹. 
E) there is only one jet stream present above North America.

Question 2

Subtropical high-pressure systems generate both the trade winds and the westerlies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe the characteristics of northern hemisphere jet streams.

Accepted Answer

The northern hemisphere jet streams are

Question 4

Monsoonal winds are

Accepted Answer

A) katabatic in nature. 
B) regional wind systems that seasonally vary. 
C) limited to the Indian subcontinent. 
D) a form of mountain-valley wind. 
E) driven by the jet streams. 
A) katabatic in nature. 
B) regional wind systems that seasonally vary. 
C) limited to the Indian subcontinent. 
D) a form of mountain-valley wind. 
E) driven by the jet streams.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of upwelling zones?

Accepted Answer

A) they are nutrient-rich. 
B) they occur along the east coasts of continents. 
C) they are most common above deep ocean basins. 
D) they drive all latent heat exchanges in the northern hemisphere. 
E) water in these zones is warm and rises of its own accord. 
A) they are nutrient-rich. 
B) they occur along the east coasts of continents. 
C) they are most common above deep ocean basins. 
D) they drive all latent heat exchanges in the northern hemisphere. 
E) water in these zones is warm and rises of its own accord.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) decrease wind speed 
B) decrease in the spacing of isobars 
C) increase friction 
D) air movement to lower latitudes 
E) decrease air temperature 
A) decrease wind speed 
B) decrease in the spacing of isobars 
C) increase friction 
D) air movement to lower latitudes 
E) decrease air temperature

Question 7

Winds are named for the direction in which they are blowing,not from where they originate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Adriatic - chinook 
B) Rhone Valley - mistral 
C) Great Basin of U.S.- taku 
D) Europe - bora 
E) Canada - foehn 
A) Adriatic - chinook 
B) Rhone Valley - mistral 
C) Great Basin of U.S.- taku 
D) Europe - bora 
E) Canada - foehn

Question 9

The closer the spacing of the isobars,the ________ the wind blows.

Accepted Answer

A) slower 
B) faster 
C) longer 
D) shorter 
E) softer 
A) slower 
B) faster 
C) longer 
D) shorter 
E) softer

Question 10

The Coriolis force is responsible for the direction water rotates when flowing into a drain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The root word for barometer-baros- means

Accepted Answer

A) heat. 
B) air. 
C) weight. 
D) storm. 
E) rise. 
A) heat. 
B) air. 
C) weight. 
D) storm. 
E) rise.

Question 12

The dynamic secondary pressure areas located around 60° north latitude are the subpolar low-pressure centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding the effects of the Coriolis force?

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of Coriolis deflection is uniform from equator to poles. 
B) Coriolis deflection occurs only along parallels,not meridians. 
C) Coriolis force is zero at the poles,increasing to maximum along the equator. 
D) Coriolis force is zero along the equator,increasing to one-half of maximum at 30° latitude and maximum at the poles. 
E) Coriolis deflection varies with changing intensity of the magnetic field. 
A) the amount of Coriolis deflection is uniform from equator to poles. 
B) Coriolis deflection occurs only along parallels,not meridians. 
C) Coriolis force is zero at the poles,increasing to maximum along the equator. 
D) Coriolis force is zero along the equator,increasing to one-half of maximum at 30° latitude and maximum at the poles. 
E) Coriolis deflection varies with changing intensity of the magnetic field.

Question 14

Objects and wind moving over distance and time on Earth's surface are

Accepted Answer

A) always deflected from a straight path to the west in the southern hemisphere 
B) affected only by the pressure gradient and friction force. 
C) always deflected to the right by the friction force. 
D) apparently deflected from a straight path to the right in the northern hemisphere 
E) are deflected toward the north in the northern hemisphere. 
A) always deflected from a straight path to the west in the southern hemisphere 
B) affected only by the pressure gradient and friction force. 
C) always deflected to the right by the friction force. 
D) apparently deflected from a straight path to the right in the northern hemisphere 
E) are deflected toward the north in the northern hemisphere.

Question 15

Draw and label a diagram showing the distribution of pressure belts and winds on Earth.Include and label the four principal pressure belts or zones as well as the principal wind systems.

Accepted Answer

To draw and label a diagram showing the

Question 16

The polar high pressure cells

Accepted Answer

A) are the strongest of the four primary pressure areas. 
B) are cyclonic in nature. 
C) produce the weak,variable polar easterlies. 
D) are more pronounced at the North Pole than at the South Pole. 
E) are responsible for the increased rate of melt of sea ice. 
A) are the strongest of the four primary pressure areas. 
B) are cyclonic in nature. 
C) produce the weak,variable polar easterlies. 
D) are more pronounced at the North Pole than at the South Pole. 
E) are responsible for the increased rate of melt of sea ice.

Question 17

Mountain-valley breezes are caused by

Accepted Answer

A) warmer air descending mountain slopes during the day. 
B) valley air ascending the mountain slopes at night. 
C) warm air rising upslope during the day and cooler air descending the slopes at night. 
D) gravity-drainage. 
E) latent heat exchange. 
A) warmer air descending mountain slopes during the day. 
B) valley air ascending the mountain slopes at night. 
C) warm air rising upslope during the day and cooler air descending the slopes at night. 
D) gravity-drainage. 
E) latent heat exchange.

Question 18

In the absence of friction,the combined effect of the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force produces

Accepted Answer

A) geostrophic winds at altitude above the ground. 
B) surface winds. 
C) air flow from low to high pressure centers. 
D) air flow in a north-south direction. 
E) air flow perpendicular to the isobars. 
A) geostrophic winds at altitude above the ground. 
B) surface winds. 
C) air flow from low to high pressure centers. 
D) air flow in a north-south direction. 
E) air flow perpendicular to the isobars.

Question 19

The intertropical convergence zone is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) convergence and uplift of warm surface air. 
B) convergence and subsidence of cold surface air. 
C) divergence and uplift of warm surface air. 
D) divergence and subsidence of cold surface air. 
A) convergence and uplift of warm surface air. 
B) convergence and subsidence of cold surface air. 
C) divergence and uplift of warm surface air. 
D) divergence and subsidence of cold surface air.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the formation and characteristics of both...

Exam 6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Which of the following is true of the jet streams?

Subtropical high-pressure systems generate both the trade winds and the westerlies.

Describe the characteristics of northern hemisphere jet streams.

Monsoonal winds are

Which of the following is true of upwelling zones?

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

Winds are named for the direction in which they are blowing,not from where they originate.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

The closer the spacing of the isobars,the ________ the wind blows.

The Coriolis force is responsible for the direction water rotates when flowing into a drain.

The root word for barometer-baros- means

The dynamic secondary pressure areas located around 60° north latitude are the subpolar low-pressure centers.

Which of the following is true regarding the effects of the Coriolis force?

Objects and wind moving over distance and time on Earth's surface are

Draw and label a diagram showing the distribution of pressure belts and winds on Earth.Include and label the four principal pressure belts or zones as well as the principal wind systems.

The polar high pressure cells

Mountain-valley breezes are caused by

In the absence of friction,the combined effect of the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force produces

The intertropical convergence zone is characterized by

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

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