Question 1

Which of the following is true about polar high-pressure areas?

Accepted Answer

A) They are responsible for the increased rate of sea ice melt. 
B) They produce the polar easterlies. 
C) They are stronger than all other pressure areas on Earth. 
D) They are cyclonic. 
A) They are responsible for the increased rate of sea ice melt. 
B) They produce the polar easterlies. 
C) They are stronger than all other pressure areas on Earth. 
D) They are cyclonic. B

Question 2

How many semipermanent highs and lows typically exist in the northern hemisphere in January?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 7 
C) 5 
D) 4 
A) 10 
B) 7 
C) 5 
D) 4 B

Question 3

Which of the following factors describes why upwelling occurs along the northern California coast?

Accepted Answer

A) Seismic activity occurs on the ocean bottom. 
B) Winds cause surface waters to move away from the coast. 
C) Water level is affected by the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon. 
D) Water flows from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean because of their different levels. 
A) Seismic activity occurs on the ocean bottom. 
B) Winds cause surface waters to move away from the coast. 
C) Water level is affected by the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon. 
D) Water flows from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean because of their different levels. B

Question 4

Which of the following names refers to the area of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December?

Accepted Answer

A) Peru/Humbolt current 
B) Equatorial Counter Current 
C) Brazil Current 
D) El Niño 
A) Peru/Humbolt current 
B) Equatorial Counter Current 
C) Brazil Current 
D) El Niño

Question 5

Describe at least two important ways that the ocean interacts with large-scale atmospheric wind systems.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following terms describes the semipermanent pressure systems associated with the polar front?

Accepted Answer

A) subpolar lows 
B) equatorial lows 
C) polar highs 
D) subtropical highs 
A) subpolar lows 
B) equatorial lows 
C) polar highs 
D) subtropical highs

Question 7

Which of the following conditions is associated with the polar front?

Accepted Answer

A) sinking air aloft 
B) air divergence at the surface 
C) clear skies 
D) an elongated region of lower pressure 
A) sinking air aloft 
B) air divergence at the surface 
C) clear skies 
D) an elongated region of lower pressure

Question 8

On a surface weather map during the month of July, which of the following types of pressure systems may be found over the Canadian Prairies?

Accepted Answer

A) thermal low 
B) Aleutian low 
C) Pacific high 
D) monsoon low 
A) thermal low 
B) Aleutian low 
C) Pacific high 
D) monsoon low

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to a condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal?

Accepted Answer

A) El Niño 
B) Southern Oscillation 
C) La Niña 
D) Ekman Spiral 
A) El Niño 
B) Southern Oscillation 
C) La Niña 
D) Ekman Spiral

Question 10

How many semipermanent highs typically exist in the southern hemisphere in January?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 5 
C) 3 
D) 2 
A) 7 
B) 5 
C) 3 
D) 2

Question 11

On a weather map of the northern hemisphere, in which of the following locations are westerlies observed?

Accepted Answer

A) south of the tropical highs 
B) between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs 
C) north of the subpolar lows 
D) between the doldrums and the horse latitudes 
A) south of the tropical highs 
B) between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs 
C) north of the subpolar lows 
D) between the doldrums and the horse latitudes

Question 12

In the general circulation of the atmosphere, where are subtropical highs located?

Accepted Answer

A) at the poles 
B) near 60° latitude 
C) near 30° latitude 
D) at the equator 
A) at the poles 
B) near 60° latitude 
C) near 30° latitude 
D) at the equator

Question 13

Which of the following describes the prevailing wind at Vancouver, British Columbia (latitude 50° N),

Accepted Answer

A) easterly 
B) southwesterly 
C) westerly 
D) northwesterly 
A) easterly 
B) southwesterly 
C) westerly 
D) northwesterly

Question 14

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to the Earth's axis of rotation. According to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, which of the following statements explains the motion of the air parcel?

Accepted Answer

A) It increases in speed. 
B) It slows down and eventually reverses direction. 
C) It remains constant. 
D) It slows down but continues in the same direction. 
A) It increases in speed. 
B) It slows down and eventually reverses direction. 
C) It remains constant. 
D) It slows down but continues in the same direction.

Question 15

Explain why large high- and low-pressure systems don't move from east to west across Canada.

Accepted Answer

Large high- and low-pressure systems don

Question 16

How many branches does the polar jet stream have under La Niña winter conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 17

Which of the following patterns of air movement is associated with the location of Toronto, Ontario (latitude  N)?

Accepted Answer

A) northeast trades 
B) doldrums 
C) westerlies 
D) southeast trades 
A) northeast trades 
B) doldrums 
C) westerlies 
D) southeast trades

Question 18

Which of the following ocean currents, one warm and one cold, produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which of the following is a correct statement about ocean currents?

Accepted Answer

A) They are warmest in the mid-latitudes. 
B) They are typically colder than the water 1 km below. 
C) They are not involved in La Niña events. 
D) They initiate Ekman spirals. 
A) They are warmest in the mid-latitudes. 
B) They are typically colder than the water 1 km below. 
C) They are not involved in La Niña events. 
D) They initiate Ekman spirals.

Question 20

Which of the following statements describes the subtropical jet stream?

Accepted Answer

A) It is found at the tropopause. 
B) It is located poleward of the polar front jet stream. 
C) It generally blows from east to west. 
D) It forms along the equator. 
A) It is found at the tropopause. 
B) It is located poleward of the polar front jet stream. 
C) It generally blows from east to west. 
D) It forms along the equator.

Which of the following is true about polar high-pressure areas?

How many semipermanent highs and lows typically exist in the northern hemisphere in January?

Which of the following factors describes why upwelling occurs along the northern California coast?

Which of the following names refers to the area of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December?

Describe at least two important ways that the ocean interacts with large-scale atmospheric wind systems.

Which of the following terms describes the semipermanent pressure systems associated with the polar front?

Which of the following conditions is associated with the polar front?

On a surface weather map during the month of July, which of the following types of pressure systems may be found over the Canadian Prairies?

Which of the following terms refers to a condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal?

How many semipermanent highs typically exist in the southern hemisphere in January?

On a weather map of the northern hemisphere, in which of the following locations are westerlies observed?

In the general circulation of the atmosphere, where are subtropical highs located?

Which of the following describes the prevailing wind at Vancouver, British Columbia (latitude 50° N),

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to the Earth's axis of rotation. According to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, which of the following statements explains the motion of the air parcel?

Explain why large high- and low-pressure systems don't move from east to west across Canada.

How many branches does the polar jet stream have under La Niña winter conditions?

Which of the following patterns of air movement is associated with the location of Toronto, Ontario (latitude 43N)?

Which of the following ocean currents, one warm and one cold, produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland?

Which of the following is a correct statement about ocean currents?

Which of the following statements describes the subtropical jet stream?

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Which of the following is true about polar high-pressure areas?

How many semipermanent highs and lows typically exist in the northern hemisphere in January?

Which of the following factors describes why upwelling occurs along the northern California coast?

Which of the following names refers to the area of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December?

Describe at least two important ways that the ocean interacts with large-scale atmospheric wind systems.

Which of the following terms describes the semipermanent pressure systems associated with the polar front?

Which of the following conditions is associated with the polar front?

On a surface weather map during the month of July, which of the following types of pressure systems may be found over the Canadian Prairies?

Which of the following terms refers to a condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal?

How many semipermanent highs typically exist in the southern hemisphere in January?

On a weather map of the northern hemisphere, in which of the following locations are westerlies observed?

In the general circulation of the atmosphere, where are subtropical highs located?

Which of the following describes the prevailing wind at Vancouver, British Columbia (latitude 50° N),

As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to the Earth's axis of rotation. According to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, which of the following statements explains the motion of the air parcel?

Explain why large high- and low-pressure systems don't move from east to west across Canada.

How many branches does the polar jet stream have under La Niña winter conditions?

Which of the following patterns of air movement is associated with the location of Toronto, Ontario (latitude 43N)?

Which of the following ocean currents, one warm and one cold, produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland?

Which of the following is a correct statement about ocean currents?

Which of the following statements describes the subtropical jet stream?

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

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