Exam 7: Atmospheric Circulations

At Barrow, Alaska (latitude 70°N), you would expect the prevailing wind to be ____.

Cumulus clouds that appear above isolated mountain peaks are often the result of ____.

What term describes air aloft that changes speed or direction?

During the summer along the coast, a sea breeze is usually strongest and best developed ____.

A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States and a cold southward moving current is found along the west coast.

On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, the northeast trade winds would be observed ____.

Surface winds and upper-level winds blow in the same direction in a thermal circulation.

Jet streams play a major role in the global transfer of heat by directing ____.

Strong Santa Ana winds develop in Los Angeles during the fall when a ____ pressure center forms to the ____ of Los Angeles over the Great Basin.

Many of the world's deserts are found near 30° latitude because ____.

On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, one would observe the westerlies ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. KATABATIC | CHINOOK downslope winds have been called "snow eaters" because they can melt and evaporate snow over a short period of time.

A sea breeze circulation is caused by ____ differences.

Surface air is warmer and drier as a result of compressional heating in a downslope wind.

The nighttime counterpart of the sea breeze circulation is called a ____.

When a sea breeze moving west meets a sea breeze moving east, they form a ____.

Great Britain typically has warmer winter temperatures than other areas of similar latitude because of the ____.

Would you expect a well-developed sea breeze circulation to cause clouds to form over the land or over the ocean? Why or why not?

The summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia is characterized by ____.

During a major El Niño event, ____.