Question 1

How did the zone of high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere change from January to July?

Accepted Answer

A) It progressively disappeared 
B) It moved to the equator 
C) It shifted to the north 
D) It did not change in position or strength 
A) It progressively disappeared 
B) It moved to the equator 
C) It shifted to the north 
D) It did not change in position or strength

Question 2

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone or low pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Air flowing inward,counterclockwise 
B) Air flowing outward,counterclockwise 
C) Air flowing inward,clockwise 
D) Air flowing outward,clockwise 
A) Air flowing inward,counterclockwise 
B) Air flowing outward,counterclockwise 
C) Air flowing inward,clockwise 
D) Air flowing outward,clockwise

Question 3

Which properly describes surface winds within the Tropics?

Accepted Answer

A) Inconsistent winds,called the doldrums,which last for most of the year 
B) Winds blowing from southwest to northeast in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing northwest to southeast in the southern hemisphere 
C) Winds blowing from northwest to southeast in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing southwest to northeast in the southern hemisphere 
D) Winds blowing from northeast to southwest in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing southeast to northwest in the southern hemisphere 
A) Inconsistent winds,called the doldrums,which last for most of the year 
B) Winds blowing from southwest to northeast in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing northwest to southeast in the southern hemisphere 
C) Winds blowing from northwest to southeast in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing southwest to northeast in the southern hemisphere 
D) Winds blowing from northeast to southwest in the northern hemisphere,and winds blowing southeast to northwest in the southern hemisphere

Question 4

The polar cell

Accepted Answer

A) has low pressure centered over the poles resulting in stormy conditions. 
B) has surface winds out of the west,easterly winds aloft. 
C) has low pressure centered over land in the northern hemisphere. 
D) has high pressure centered over land in the southern hemisphere. 
A) has low pressure centered over the poles resulting in stormy conditions. 
B) has surface winds out of the west,easterly winds aloft. 
C) has low pressure centered over land in the northern hemisphere. 
D) has high pressure centered over land in the southern hemisphere.

Question 5

What would be the correct sequence of prevailing winds on a transect from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Accepted Answer

A) Westerly,easterly,southeast,northeast,easterly,westerly 
B) Westerly,easterly,northeast,southeast,easterly,westerly 
C) Easterly,westerly,southeast,northeast,westerly,easterly 
D) Easterly,westerly,northeast,southeast,westerly,easterly 
A) Westerly,easterly,southeast,northeast,easterly,westerly 
B) Westerly,easterly,northeast,southeast,easterly,westerly 
C) Easterly,westerly,southeast,northeast,westerly,easterly 
D) Easterly,westerly,northeast,southeast,westerly,easterly

Question 6

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone or high pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Air flowing inward,counterclockwise 
B) Air flowing outward,counterclockwise 
C) Air flowing inward,clockwise 
D) Air flowing outward,clockwise 
A) Air flowing inward,counterclockwise 
B) Air flowing outward,counterclockwise 
C) Air flowing inward,clockwise 
D) Air flowing outward,clockwise

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between air pressure and altitude?

Accepted Answer

A) As one moves lower in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure decreases. 
B) As one moves up in the atmosphere,pressure increases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases. 
C) As one moves lower in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases. 
D) As one moves up in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases. 
A) As one moves lower in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure decreases. 
B) As one moves up in the atmosphere,pressure increases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases. 
C) As one moves lower in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases. 
D) As one moves up in the atmosphere,pressure decreases,and as one moves closer to the Earth's surface,pressure increases.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding high or low pressure for a parcel of air at the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher temperature,higher density,warmer air rises,lower pressure at surface 
B) Higher temperature,lower density,warmer air rises,higher pressure at surface 
C) Lower temperature,higher density,cold air rises,higher pressure at surface 
D) Lower temperature,higher density,cold air sinks,higher pressure at surface 
A) Higher temperature,higher density,warmer air rises,lower pressure at surface 
B) Higher temperature,lower density,warmer air rises,higher pressure at surface 
C) Lower temperature,higher density,cold air rises,higher pressure at surface 
D) Lower temperature,higher density,cold air sinks,higher pressure at surface

Question 9

The dot on this map represents Missouri.Based on your knowledge of the anticyclone's wind direction,how would temperatures change between 2/11/2012 and 2/13/2012?

Accepted Answer

A) Cooler then warmer 
B) Warmer then cooler 
C) Cold then colder 
D) Temperatures wouldn't change 
A) Cooler then warmer 
B) Warmer then cooler 
C) Cold then colder 
D) Temperatures wouldn't change

Question 10

All of the following are true regarding the polar cell except

Accepted Answer

A) westerly winds aloft. 
B) surface winds from the east. 
C) weak Coriolis effect. 
D) a high pressure at poles. 
A) westerly winds aloft. 
B) surface winds from the east. 
C) weak Coriolis effect. 
D) a high pressure at poles.

Question 11

Santa Ana winds involve dry

Accepted Answer

A) east winds originating from the High Plains during drought. 
B) southerly winds originating from Mexico. 
C) northeast winds originating from the Mojave desert. 
D) southwest winds originating from the Great American desert. 
A) east winds originating from the High Plains during drought. 
B) southerly winds originating from Mexico. 
C) northeast winds originating from the Mojave desert. 
D) southwest winds originating from the Great American desert.

Question 12

Which wind belt is located at letter D?

Accepted Answer

A) Polar Easterlies 
B) Westerlies 
C) Northeast Trade Winds 
D) Southeast Trade Winds 
A) Polar Easterlies 
B) Westerlies 
C) Northeast Trade Winds 
D) Southeast Trade Winds

Question 13

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Moist air flowing toward Tibetan low 
B) Dry air flowing from Siberian high 
C) Dry air flowing toward Siberian high 
D) Dry air flowing from the Tibetan low 
A) Moist air flowing toward Tibetan low 
B) Dry air flowing from Siberian high 
C) Dry air flowing toward Siberian high 
D) Dry air flowing from the Tibetan low

Question 14

Which of the following letter combinations best represents the July location of the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream?

Accepted Answer

A) A,C 
B) A,B 
C) B,C 
D) B,D 
A) A,C 
B) A,B 
C) B,C 
D) B,D

Question 15

Regarding pressure,latitude,and water versus land.

Accepted Answer

A) Air pressure is high at the equator because the water warms more quickly than the land. 
B) Air pressure is high over oceans at 30° because descending air warms less over the cool oceans. 
C) Air at the midlatitudes is forced to sink because of dense air aloft from the subtropics. 
D) Air at the poles will rise because of the warmer ice sheets compared to the ocean. 
A) Air pressure is high at the equator because the water warms more quickly than the land. 
B) Air pressure is high over oceans at 30° because descending air warms less over the cool oceans. 
C) Air at the midlatitudes is forced to sink because of dense air aloft from the subtropics. 
D) Air at the poles will rise because of the warmer ice sheets compared to the ocean.

Question 16

If a gas is heated to a higher temperature and the pressure does not change,

Accepted Answer

A) the pressure will decrease. 
B) the temperature will increase. 
C) the density will decrease. 
D) the density will increase. 
A) the pressure will decrease. 
B) the temperature will increase. 
C) the density will decrease. 
D) the density will increase.

Question 17

The isohypses portrayed here show

Accepted Answer

A) high pressure,northern hemisphere. 
B) low pressure,southern hemisphere. 
C) high pressure,southern hemisphere. 
D) low pressure,northern hemisphere. 
A) high pressure,northern hemisphere. 
B) low pressure,southern hemisphere. 
C) high pressure,southern hemisphere. 
D) low pressure,northern hemisphere.

Question 18

This diagram features a

Accepted Answer

A) cyclone,southern hemisphere. 
B) cyclone,northern hemisphere. 
C) anticyclone,northern hemisphere. 
D) anticyclone,southern hemisphere. 
A) cyclone,southern hemisphere. 
B) cyclone,northern hemisphere. 
C) anticyclone,northern hemisphere. 
D) anticyclone,southern hemisphere.

Question 19

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Moist air flowing toward Tibetan low 
B) Dry air flowing from Siberian high 
C) Moist air flowing toward Siberian high 
D) Dry air flowing from the Tibetan low 
A) Moist air flowing toward Tibetan low 
B) Dry air flowing from Siberian high 
C) Moist air flowing toward Siberian high 
D) Dry air flowing from the Tibetan low

Question 20

Which of the following locations has the greatest chance of experiencing Chinook winds?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

How did the zone of high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere change from January to July?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone or low pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Which properly describes surface winds within the Tropics?

The polar cell

What would be the correct sequence of prevailing winds on a transect from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone or high pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between air pressure and altitude?

Which of the following statements is true regarding high or low pressure for a parcel of air at the surface?

The dot on this map represents Missouri.Based on your knowledge of the anticyclone's wind direction,how would temperatures change between 2/11/2012 and 2/13/2012?

All of the following are true regarding the polar cell except

Santa Ana winds involve dry

Which wind belt is located at letter D?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following letter combinations best represents the July location of the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream?

Regarding pressure,latitude,and water versus land.

If a gas is heated to a higher temperature and the pressure does not change,

The isohypses portrayed here show

This diagram features a

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following locations has the greatest chance of experiencing Chinook winds?

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How did the zone of high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere change from January to July?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone or low pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Which properly describes surface winds within the Tropics?

The polar cell

What would be the correct sequence of prevailing winds on a transect from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone or high pressure in the Southern Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between air pressure and altitude?

Which of the following statements is true regarding high or low pressure for a parcel of air at the surface?

The dot on this map represents Missouri.Based on your knowledge of the anticyclone's wind direction,how would temperatures change between 2/11/2012 and 2/13/2012?

All of the following are true regarding the polar cell except

Santa Ana winds involve dry

Which wind belt is located at letter D?

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following letter combinations best represents the July location of the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream?

Regarding pressure,latitude,and water versus land.

If a gas is heated to a higher temperature and the pressure does not change,

The isohypses portrayed here show

This diagram features a

Which of the following circulation patterns is characteristic of a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following locations has the greatest chance of experiencing Chinook winds?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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