Question 1

Which of the following describes how many small-scale processes are dealt with in general circulation models?

Accepted Answer

A) approximated and modulated 
B) parameterized and estimated 
C) approximated and parameterized 
D) ignored or modulated 
A) approximated and modulated 
B) parameterized and estimated 
C) approximated and parameterized 
D) ignored or modulated

Question 2

Which of the following ocean currents is critical in maintaining the average winter temperatures in Great Britain and Norway, and keeping them from being much colder?

Accepted Answer

A) North Atlantic Drift 
B) North Equatorial Current 
C) Canary Current 
D) Labrador Current 
A) North Atlantic Drift 
B) North Equatorial Current 
C) Canary Current 
D) Labrador Current

Question 3

If you were in southern Ontario and you wanted to stand with the average prevailing winds blowing in your face, in which direction would you face?

Accepted Answer

A) north 
B) south 
C) east 
D) west 
A) north 
B) south 
C) east 
D) west

Question 4

Which of the following describes the shift in position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) eastward in winter and westward in summer 
B) westward in winter and eastward in summer 
C) northward in winter and southward in summer 
D) southward in winter and northward in summer 
A) eastward in winter and westward in summer 
B) westward in winter and eastward in summer 
C) northward in winter and southward in summer 
D) southward in winter and northward in summer

Question 5

Which of the following are produced by thermal factors as opposed to dynamic factors?

Accepted Answer

A) Equatorial low and polar high 
B) Subtropical high and subpolar low 
C) Pacific high and Icelandic low 
D) Aleutian low and Bermuda high 
A) Equatorial low and polar high 
B) Subtropical high and subpolar low 
C) Pacific high and Icelandic low 
D) Aleutian low and Bermuda high

Question 6

In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, which of the following latitudes is the likely location of surface low-pressure areas?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following factors is ultimately the cause of jet streams?

Accepted Answer

A) the energy imbalance between high and low latitudes 
B) the fact that water can exist in all three phases at once 
C) the relative humidity imbalance between high and low latitudes 
D) ultraviolet energy from the sun 
A) the energy imbalance between high and low latitudes 
B) the fact that water can exist in all three phases at once 
C) the relative humidity imbalance between high and low latitudes 
D) ultraviolet energy from the sun

Question 8

What is the polar jet stream and where is it found? Does the position of the polar jet stream change during the year?

Accepted Answer

The polar jet stream is a fast-flowing r

Question 9

Which of the following is the name for the large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convection along the equator?

Accepted Answer

A) El Niño cell 
B) Hadley cell 
C) Ekman spiral 
D) Ferrel cell 
A) El Niño cell 
B) Hadley cell 
C) Ekman spiral 
D) Ferrel cell

Question 10

Which of the following triggers an El Niño event?

Accepted Answer

A) ocean waters around Indonesia increase in temperature 
B) Pacific equatorial currents increase in strength 
C) upwelling increases along the California coast 
D) trade winds weaken or reverse direction 
A) ocean waters around Indonesia increase in temperature 
B) Pacific equatorial currents increase in strength 
C) upwelling increases along the California coast 
D) trade winds weaken or reverse direction

Question 11

Which of the following terms refers to the turning of water with depth?

Accepted Answer

A) Hadley spiral 
B) Ekman spiral 
C) gyre 
D) Ferrel spiral 
A) Hadley spiral 
B) Ekman spiral 
C) gyre 
D) Ferrel spiral

Question 12

Which of the following conditions defines upwelling?

Accepted Answer

A) the rising air motion in a low-pressure centre 
B) the increasing height in an upper-level ridge 
C) the rising of cold water from below 
D) the lifting of air along the polar front 
A) the rising air motion in a low-pressure centre 
B) the increasing height in an upper-level ridge 
C) the rising of cold water from below 
D) the lifting of air along the polar front

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Building a bridge linking South America

Question 14

Consider the single-cell model of the general circulation of the atmosphere. Which of the following statements describes an assumption of this model?

Accepted Answer

A) The Earth's surface is covered with land and water. 
B) The Earth is not perfectly spherical in shape. 
C) The sun is always overhead at the North Pole. 
D) The Earth does not rotate. 
A) The Earth's surface is covered with land and water. 
B) The Earth is not perfectly spherical in shape. 
C) The sun is always overhead at the North Pole. 
D) The Earth does not rotate.

Question 15

Which of the following conditions likely occurs because of the low-level jet stream that forms over the central plains of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) nighttime thunderstorms 
B) onset of a chinook 
C) development of El Niño 
D) influx of cold polar air 
A) nighttime thunderstorms 
B) onset of a chinook 
C) development of El Niño 
D) influx of cold polar air

Question 16

Which of the following currents is NOT located in the same gyre as the others?

Accepted Answer

A) Gulf Stream 
B) Canary Current 
C) Benguela Current 
D) North Equatorial Current 
A) Gulf Stream 
B) Canary Current 
C) Benguela Current 
D) North Equatorial Current

Question 17

Which of the following occurs during a major El Niño event?

Accepted Answer

A) Peruvian fishermen harvest a record amount of fish near Christmas time. 
B) British Columbia experiences severe drought conditions. 
C) The northeast trade winds increase in strength. 
D) Ocean warming is extensive over the tropical Pacific. 
A) Peruvian fishermen harvest a record amount of fish near Christmas time. 
B) British Columbia experiences severe drought conditions. 
C) The northeast trade winds increase in strength. 
D) Ocean warming is extensive over the tropical Pacific.

Question 18

Which of the following factors explains why the world's deserts exist at 30o latitude?

Accepted Answer

A) the sinking air of the subtropical highs 
B) the convergence of the prevailing westerlies and the northeast trades 
C) the location of the intertropical convergence zone 
D) the sinking air of the polar front 
A) the sinking air of the subtropical highs 
B) the convergence of the prevailing westerlies and the northeast trades 
C) the location of the intertropical convergence zone 
D) the sinking air of the polar front

Question 19

Which of the following conditions is primarily responsible for the cold water along the northern California coast in summer?

Accepted Answer

A) upwelling 
B) cold air moving over the water 
C) oceanic fronts 
D) the California Current 
A) upwelling 
B) cold air moving over the water 
C) oceanic fronts 
D) the California Current

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) between the polar front and the subtropical highs 
B) between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs 
C) north of the polar front 
D) south of the subtropical highs 
A) between the polar front and the subtropical highs 
B) between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs 
C) north of the polar front 
D) south of the subtropical highs

Which of the following describes how many small-scale processes are dealt with in general circulation models?

Which of the following ocean currents is critical in maintaining the average winter temperatures in Great Britain and Norway, and keeping them from being much colder?

If you were in southern Ontario and you wanted to stand with the average prevailing winds blowing in your face, in which direction would you face?

Which of the following describes the shift in position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean?

Which of the following are produced by thermal factors as opposed to dynamic factors?

In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, which of the following latitudes is the likely location of surface low-pressure areas?

Which of the following factors is ultimately the cause of jet streams?

What is the polar jet stream and where is it found? Does the position of the polar jet stream change during the year?

Which of the following is the name for the large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convection along the equator?

Which of the following triggers an El Niño event?

Which of the following terms refers to the turning of water with depth?

Which of the following conditions defines upwelling?

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

Consider the single-cell model of the general circulation of the atmosphere. Which of the following statements describes an assumption of this model?

Which of the following conditions likely occurs because of the low-level jet stream that forms over the central plains of the United States?

Which of the following currents is NOT located in the same gyre as the others?

Which of the following occurs during a major El Niño event?

Which of the following factors explains why the world's deserts exist at 30o latitude?

Which of the following conditions is primarily responsible for the cold water along the northern California coast in summer?

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

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Which of the following describes how many small-scale processes are dealt with in general circulation models?

Which of the following ocean currents is critical in maintaining the average winter temperatures in Great Britain and Norway, and keeping them from being much colder?

If you were in southern Ontario and you wanted to stand with the average prevailing winds blowing in your face, in which direction would you face?

Which of the following describes the shift in position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean?

Which of the following are produced by thermal factors as opposed to dynamic factors?

In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, which of the following latitudes is the likely location of surface low-pressure areas?

Which of the following factors is ultimately the cause of jet streams?

What is the polar jet stream and where is it found? Does the position of the polar jet stream change during the year?

Which of the following is the name for the large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convection along the equator?

Which of the following triggers an El Niño event?

Which of the following terms refers to the turning of water with depth?

Which of the following conditions defines upwelling?

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

Consider the single-cell model of the general circulation of the atmosphere. Which of the following statements describes an assumption of this model?

Which of the following conditions likely occurs because of the low-level jet stream that forms over the central plains of the United States?

Which of the following currents is NOT located in the same gyre as the others?

Which of the following occurs during a major El Niño event?

Which of the following factors explains why the world's deserts exist at 30o latitude?

Which of the following conditions is primarily responsible for the cold water along the northern California coast in summer?

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

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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