Question 1

Describe the four main pressure areas of the Northern Hemisphere and discuss their effects on major wind patterns.

Accepted Answer

Equatorial low-thermal-10° N to 10° S-wa

Question 2

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sea breezes. 
B)  Santa Ana winds. 
C)  chinook winds. 
D)  monsoons. 
A)  sea breezes. 
B)  Santa Ana winds. 
C)  chinook winds. 
D)  monsoons.

Question 3

Winds are named based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the direction from which they originate. 
B)  the direction in which they are blowing. 
C)  the scientist who first described them. 
D)  the altitude at which they occur. 
A)  the direction from which they originate. 
B)  the direction in which they are blowing. 
C)  the scientist who first described them. 
D)  the altitude at which they occur.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Air converges and ascends within high pressure systems. 
B)  Air descends and diverges within high pressure systems. 
C)  They generally involve atmospheric pressures lower than 1000 mb. 
D)  They are characteristic for areas along the equator. 
A)  Air converges and ascends within high pressure systems. 
B)  Air descends and diverges within high pressure systems. 
C)  They generally involve atmospheric pressures lower than 1000 mb. 
D)  They are characteristic for areas along the equator.

Question 5

Most nations have shown relatively little interest in harnessing the power of wind for energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is false regarding the jet streams?

Accepted Answer

A)  The highest velocities occur toward the core of the jet streams. 
B)  They weaken during each of the hemisphere's summer and strengthen during its winter. 
C)  They occur above the subtropics and the polar front. 
D)  They have no known effect on surface weather systems. 
A)  The highest velocities occur toward the core of the jet streams. 
B)  They weaken during each of the hemisphere's summer and strengthen during its winter. 
C)  They occur above the subtropics and the polar front. 
D)  They have no known effect on surface weather systems.

Question 7

Which association is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equatorial low - Hot/Dry 
B)  Polar High - Cold/Dry 
C)  Subpolar low - 60° N/S 
D)  Subtropical High - 20-35° N/S 
A)  Equatorial low - Hot/Dry 
B)  Polar High - Cold/Dry 
C)  Subpolar low - 60° N/S 
D)  Subtropical High - 20-35° N/S

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  westerlies. 
B)  polar easterlies. 
C)  horse latitudes. 
D)  trade winds. 
A)  westerlies. 
B)  polar easterlies. 
C)  horse latitudes. 
D)  trade winds.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  on the 100° meridian. 
B)  east of the 100° meridian. 
C)  west of the 100° meridian. 
A)  on the 100° meridian. 
B)  east of the 100° meridian. 
C)  west of the 100° meridian.

Question 10

________ are waving undulations within the upper-air westerly wind flow

Accepted Answer

A)  Hadley cells 
B)  Rossby waves 
C)  The jet stream 
D)  Monsoons 
A)  Hadley cells 
B)  Rossby waves 
C)  The jet stream 
D)  Monsoons

Question 11

Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Sea-breezes

Accepted Answer

A)  result from water heating and cooling faster than land surfaces. 
B)  form because of higher pressure over the land than the sea. 
C)  involve onshore (toward the land) air flows that develop in the afternoon. 
D)  occur because warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land. 
A)  result from water heating and cooling faster than land surfaces. 
B)  form because of higher pressure over the land than the sea. 
C)  involve onshore (toward the land) air flows that develop in the afternoon. 
D)  occur because warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land.

Question 13

During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the ________ because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  land; land heats more rapidly than water 
B)  land; land heats more slowly than water 
C)  water; water heats more slowly than land 
D)  water; water heats more rapidly than land 
A)  land; land heats more rapidly than water 
B)  land; land heats more slowly than water 
C)  water; water heats more slowly than land 
D)  water; water heats more rapidly than land

Question 14

A(n) ________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

Accepted Answer

A)  anemometer 
B)  wind vane 
C)  barometer 
D)  sling psychrometer 
A)  anemometer 
B)  wind vane 
C)  barometer 
D)  sling psychrometer

Question 15

In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high pressure area are

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclonic. 
B)  anticyclonic. 
C)  geostrophic. 
D)  meridional. 
A)  cyclonic. 
B)  anticyclonic. 
C)  geostrophic. 
D)  meridional.

Question 16

The global spread of low-level radioactive contamination for Japan's Fukushima power plant in 2011 illustrates transboundary issues associated with atmospheric circulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Thermohaline currents travel at greater speeds than wind-driven currents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which natural oscillation in global circulation is associated with shifts in patterns of sea surface temperatures, air pressure, and winds between the northern and tropical western Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A)  El Niño-Southern Oscillation 
B)  La Niña 
C)  Pacific Decadal Oscillation 
D)  North Atlantic Oscillation 
A)  El Niño-Southern Oscillation 
B)  La Niña 
C)  Pacific Decadal Oscillation 
D)  North Atlantic Oscillation

Question 19

Which of the following is not a determinant of wind speed and direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  electromagnetic force 
B)  pressure gradient force 
C)  Coriolis force 
D)  friction force 
E)  gravitational force 
A)  electromagnetic force 
B)  pressure gradient force 
C)  Coriolis force 
D)  friction force 
E)  gravitational force

Question 20

The equatorial currents are driven by

Accepted Answer

A)  the upper-level easterlies. 
B)  the trade winds. 
C)  salinity differences in the ocean. 
D)  monsoon winds. 
A)  the upper-level easterlies. 
B)  the trade winds. 
C)  salinity differences in the ocean. 
D)  monsoon winds.

Describe the four main pressure areas of the Northern Hemisphere and discuss their effects on major wind patterns.

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Winds are named based on

Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?

Most nations have shown relatively little interest in harnessing the power of wind for energy.

Which of the following is false regarding the jet streams?

Which association is incorrect?

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

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

________ are waving undulations within the upper-air westerly wind flow

Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.

Sea-breezes

During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the because .

A(n) ________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high pressure area are

The global spread of low-level radioactive contamination for Japan's Fukushima power plant in 2011 illustrates transboundary issues associated with atmospheric circulation.

Thermohaline currents travel at greater speeds than wind-driven currents.

Which natural oscillation in global circulation is associated with shifts in patterns of sea surface temperatures, air pressure, and winds between the northern and tropical western Pacific?

Which of the following is not a determinant of wind speed and direction?

The equatorial currents are driven by

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Describe the four main pressure areas of the Northern Hemisphere and discuss their effects on major wind patterns.

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

Winds are named based on

Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?

Most nations have shown relatively little interest in harnessing the power of wind for energy.

Which of the following is false regarding the jet streams?

Which association is incorrect?

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

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

________ are waving undulations within the upper-air westerly wind flow

Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.

Sea-breezes

During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the ________ because ________.

A(n) ________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high pressure area are

The global spread of low-level radioactive contamination for Japan's Fukushima power plant in 2011 illustrates transboundary issues associated with atmospheric circulation.

Thermohaline currents travel at greater speeds than wind-driven currents.

Which natural oscillation in global circulation is associated with shifts in patterns of sea surface temperatures, air pressure, and winds between the northern and tropical western Pacific?

Which of the following is not a determinant of wind speed and direction?

The equatorial currents are driven by

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During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the because .