Exam 6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

First discuss how and why Torricelli developed the mercury barometer,along with an explanation of the barometer itself and the physical processes behind its function.Then discuss how an aneroid barometer works.

Areas with monsoonal or katabatic winds would potentially make good sites for wind turbines.

Which of the following refers to primary circulation?

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

Hurricane Wilma set a new record for low barometric pressure in the Atlantic basin.

Explain Coriolis force using an example and then examine and explain the effect of Coriolis force on wind speed and direction.

The winter monsoon occurs because

Upper atmospheric winds refer to

An area of high pressure circulates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and is called an anticyclone.

E.Torricelli invented a device used for the measurement of air pressure.

Cherrapunjui,India received over 2,000 cm of rainfall in one year.

If Santa flew from the North Pole due south along the 100° meridian and did not correct his course,he would land

Examine the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo with a focus on its atmospheric impacts and the dispersal of its emissions by winds.

Which of the following is false with respect to wind?

Normal sea level pressure has a standard value of 1013.2 mb of Hg.

Winds that blow predominantly from the northeast and the southeast are the

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Which of the following matches is correct relative to air circulation?

On a weather map of air pressure,what can you infer from a closer spacing of isobars?

A line connecting points of equal pressure on a weather map is called an isobar.