Exam 5: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Which of the following takes place in cycles much longer than the time taken by an El Niño event?

Air drainage is the nighttime sliding of cold air downslope to collect in low areas.

In the upper troposphere over the middle latitudes, winds are generally westerly.

The major global wind and pressure systems ________.

Rossby waves are ________.

From the North Pole to the Equator, name the wind and pressure belts in order of occurrence from higher to lower latitudes and how they seasonally shift.

The "friction layer" extends to approximately 1,000 meters above the ground.

Which of the following refers only to the horizontal motion of air?

Subtropical high pressure systems are associated with storm formation.

As a general rule, friction is greatest ________.

The atmospheric pressure is force per area exerted by air.

At sea level, the atmosphere exerts a force closest to ________ kilogram(s) per square centimeter.

Coriolis effect deflects wind to the left of its original direction of motion in the Southern Hemisphere.

In a surface anticyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, winds spiral ________.

Jet streams are the fastest portions of the atmosphere's general circulation.

________ and ________ both occur at night.

An Earth surface pressure of pressure of 1,005 millibars is associated with ________.

Above the influence of friction, most winds follow a(n) ________ course.

El Niño is most closely associated with ________.

Coriolis effect exists because ________.