Question 1

Most of the United States is located within the prevailing____________________ wind belt.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most of the United States is located...

Question 2

The El Niño event features a(n)____________________ of the typical east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents across the tropical Pacific. In contrast, La Niña features a(n)____________________ of the same east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents.

Accepted Answer

reversal;

Question 3

The general circulation of the atmosphere represents the actual air flow around the world and not just an average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is ____, whereas air farther south is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cold; warm 
B) cold; cold 
C) of moderate temperature; cold 
D) warm; warm 
E) of moderate temperature; warm 
A) cold; warm 
B) cold; cold 
C) of moderate temperature; cold 
D) warm; warm 
E) of moderate temperature; warm

Question 5

The majority of the United States lies within this wind belt.

Accepted Answer

A) Westerlies 
B) Easterlies 
C) Northerlies 
D) Trades 
E) Southerlies 
A) Westerlies 
B) Easterlies 
C) Northerlies 
D) Trades 
E) Southerlies

Question 6

Surface water temperatures along the northern California coast are ____________________ in winter than in summer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Surface water temperatures along the northern California...

Question 7

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to Earth's axis of rotation. Because of the conservation of angular momentum, the air parcel's motion should ____.

Accepted Answer

A) remain constant 
B) slow and eventually reverse direction 
C) slow but continue in the same direction 
D) increase in speed 
E) decrease in speed 
A) remain constant 
B) slow and eventually reverse direction 
C) slow but continue in the same direction 
D) increase in speed 
E) decrease in speed

Question 8

The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil Current 
B) Humboldt Current 
C) Benguela Current 
D) El Niño 
E) La Niña 
A) Brazil Current 
B) Humboldt Current 
C) Benguela Current 
D) El Niño 
E) La Niña

Question 9

If Earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water), ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the semipermanent highs and lows would be stronger 
B) the semipermanent highs and lows would be weaker 
C) the semipermanent highs and lows would disappear altogether 
D) the semipermanent highs and lows wouldn't change in intensity 
E) the semipermanent highs and lows would have the same intensity, but would occur in different locations 
A) the semipermanent highs and lows would be stronger 
B) the semipermanent highs and lows would be weaker 
C) the semipermanent highs and lows would disappear altogether 
D) the semipermanent highs and lows wouldn't change in intensity 
E) the semipermanent highs and lows would have the same intensity, but would occur in different locations

Question 10

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is mainly a result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the California current 
B) oceanic fronts 
C) upwelling 
D) cold air moving over the water 
E) evaporation 
A) the California current 
B) oceanic fronts 
C) upwelling 
D) cold air moving over the water 
E) evaporation

Question 11

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)is a region where ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the polar front meets the subtropical high. 
B) northeast trades converge with the southeast trades. 
C) northeast trades converge with the subtropical high. 
D) the Ferrel cell converges with the Hadley cell. 
E) polar easterlies converge with the air at the doldrums. 
A) the polar front meets the subtropical high. 
B) northeast trades converge with the southeast trades. 
C) northeast trades converge with the subtropical high. 
D) the Ferrel cell converges with the Hadley cell. 
E) polar easterlies converge with the air at the doldrums.

Question 12

Not all jet streams form at the tropopause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

El Niño events typically peak during which season in the Northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Autumn 
B) Winter 
C) Spring 
D) Summer 
E) It varies with each El Niño event 
A) Autumn 
B) Winter 
C) Spring 
D) Summer 
E) It varies with each El Niño event

Question 14

The Ekman Spiral describes ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the turning of water with depth 
B) the air flow into a center of low pressure 
C) the circulation of surface water around a gyre 
D) the air flow out of a region of high pressure 
E) the wind-flow pattern in a jet stream 
A) the turning of water with depth 
B) the air flow into a center of low pressure 
C) the circulation of surface water around a gyre 
D) the air flow out of a region of high pressure 
E) the wind-flow pattern in a jet stream

Question 15

The two ocean currents, warm and cold, that produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland are the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Gulf Stream and Canary Current 
B) Labrador Current and Canary Current 
C) Gulf Stream and Labrador Current 
D) North Atlantic Drift and Canary Current 
E) North Atlantic Drift and Gulf Stream 
A) Gulf Stream and Canary Current 
B) Labrador Current and Canary Current 
C) Gulf Stream and Labrador Current 
D) North Atlantic Drift and Canary Current 
E) North Atlantic Drift and Gulf Stream

Question 16

Both the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream are found at which level of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) The thermosphere 
B) The mesopause 
C) The mesosphere 
D) The tropopause 
E) In the upper stratosphere 
A) The thermosphere 
B) The mesopause 
C) The mesosphere 
D) The tropopause 
E) In the upper stratosphere

Question 17

The ultimate cause of jet streams is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that water can exist in all three phases at once 
B) ultraviolet energy from the Sun 
C) the energy imbalance between high and low latitudes 
D) the instream of cold waters from the poles 
E) global warming 
A) the fact that water can exist in all three phases at once 
B) ultraviolet energy from the Sun 
C) the energy imbalance between high and low latitudes 
D) the instream of cold waters from the poles 
E) global warming

Question 18

The jet stream that forms in summer near the tropopause above Southeast Asia, India, and Africa is known as the ____ jet stream.

Accepted Answer

A) polar-front 
B) tropical easterly 
C) noctural 
D) stratospheric polar night 
E) low-level 
A) polar-front 
B) tropical easterly 
C) noctural 
D) stratospheric polar night 
E) low-level

Question 19

The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts ____ in winter and ____ in summer.

Accepted Answer

A) northward; southward 
B) southward; northward 
C) eastward; westward 
D) westward; eastward 
E) northward; westward 
A) northward; southward 
B) southward; northward 
C) eastward; westward 
D) westward; eastward 
E) northward; westward

Question 20

The Hadley cell is referred to as a(n)____________________ cell because it is driven by energy from the Sun as warm air rises and cold air sinks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Hadley cell is referred to as...

Most of the United States is located within the prevailing____________________ wind belt.

The El Niño event features a(n) of the typical east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents across the tropical Pacific. In contrast, La Niña features a(n) of the same east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents.

The general circulation of the atmosphere represents the actual air flow around the world and not just an average.

In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is , whereas air farther south is .

The majority of the United States lies within this wind belt.

Surface water temperatures along the northern California coast are ____________________ in winter than in summer.

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to Earth's axis of rotation. Because of the conservation of angular momentum, the air parcel's motion should ____.

The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is ____.

If Earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water), ____.

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is mainly a result of ____.

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)is a region where ____.

Not all jet streams form at the tropopause.

El Niño events typically peak during which season in the Northern hemisphere?

The Ekman Spiral describes ____.

The two ocean currents, warm and cold, that produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland are the ____.

Both the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream are found at which level of the atmosphere?

The ultimate cause of jet streams is ____.

The jet stream that forms in summer near the tropopause above Southeast Asia, India, and Africa is known as the ____ jet stream.

The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts in winter and in summer.

The Hadley cell is referred to as a(n)____________________ cell because it is driven by energy from the Sun as warm air rises and cold air sinks.

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color and Atmospheric Optics

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Exam 10: Wind: Global Systems

Most of the United States is located within the prevailing____________________ wind belt.

The El Niño event features a(n)____________________ of the typical east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents across the tropical Pacific. In contrast, La Niña features a(n)____________________ of the same east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents.

The general circulation of the atmosphere represents the actual air flow around the world and not just an average.

In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is ____, whereas air farther south is ____.

The majority of the United States lies within this wind belt.

Surface water temperatures along the northern California coast are ____________________ in winter than in summer.

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to Earth's axis of rotation. Because of the conservation of angular momentum, the air parcel's motion should ____.

The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is ____.

If Earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water), ____.

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is mainly a result of ____.

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)is a region where ____.

Not all jet streams form at the tropopause.

El Niño events typically peak during which season in the Northern hemisphere?

The Ekman Spiral describes ____.

The two ocean currents, warm and cold, that produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland are the ____.

Both the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream are found at which level of the atmosphere?

The ultimate cause of jet streams is ____.

The jet stream that forms in summer near the tropopause above Southeast Asia, India, and Africa is known as the ____ jet stream.

The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts ____ in winter and ____ in summer.

The Hadley cell is referred to as a(n)____________________ cell because it is driven by energy from the Sun as warm air rises and cold air sinks.

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

The El Niño event features a(n) of the typical east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents across the tropical Pacific. In contrast, La Niña features a(n) of the same east-to-west wind flow and ocean currents.

In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is , whereas air farther south is .

The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts in winter and in summer.