Exam 10: Wind: Global Systems

If the earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water),

A westerly wind means that the atmosphere

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

The southern hemisphere has ____ semi-permanent lows than the northern hemisphere.

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

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)is a region where

At jet streak is a place where ____ is (are)often found.

Briefly describe where each of the following features is found in the earth's general circulation. horse latitudes trade winds ITCZ polar front doldrums

The average winds aloft are strongest in

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is due mainly to

The wind belt observed on the poleward side of the polar front is called the

During a major El Niño event,

In the Northern Hemisphere,the polar jet stream is strongest when

Jet streams sometimes split into two branches.

The reversal of the positions of surface high and low pressure at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean is called

What changes might you expect to see in the earth's general circulation if the earth's rotation were in the opposite direction?

How does El Niño change the weather where you live?

If you had to build a bridge linking South America to Africa,at what latitude would you build it? Why?

What is the polar jet stream and where is it found?

Air moving eastward more slowly than the earth rotates would appear to be ____ wind to an observer on the earth.