Question 1

Mountain slopes generally heat faster than valley floors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the late 1990s the Pacific Decadal Oscillation switched to its negative phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Wind speed may be roughly indicated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spacing of isobars on a weather map 
B)  reading a barometer 
C)  the cardinal direction on a weather map 
D)  checking the thermometer 
E)  reading the hygrometer 
A)  spacing of isobars on a weather map 
B)  reading a barometer 
C)  the cardinal direction on a weather map 
D)  checking the thermometer 
E)  reading the hygrometer

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the intertropical convergence zone?

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence of the trade winds 
B)  light and variable winds 
C)  centered around the Equator 
D)  associated with rising air 
E)  a cloud-free set of places 
A)  convergence of the trade winds 
B)  light and variable winds 
C)  centered around the Equator 
D)  associated with rising air 
E)  a cloud-free set of places

Question 5

The antitrade winds can be found ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the polar regions 
B)  in the intertropical convergence zone 
C)  near the polar front jet stream 
D)  in the tropics blowing from north to south 
E)  at great heights over the trade winds 
A)  in the polar regions 
B)  in the intertropical convergence zone 
C)  near the polar front jet stream 
D)  in the tropics blowing from north to south 
E)  at great heights over the trade winds

Question 6

You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is traveling from west to east. The wind would be called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  windward 
B)  onshore 
C)  easterly 
D)  leeward 
E)  offshore 
A)  windward 
B)  onshore 
C)  easterly 
D)  leeward 
E)  offshore

Mountain slopes generally heat faster than valley floors.

In the late 1990s the Pacific Decadal Oscillation switched to its negative phase.

Wind speed may be roughly indicated by ________.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the intertropical convergence zone?

The antitrade winds can be found ________.

You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is traveling from west to east. The wind would be called ________.

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Exam 5: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Mountain slopes generally heat faster than valley floors.

In the late 1990s the Pacific Decadal Oscillation switched to its negative phase.

Wind speed may be roughly indicated by ________.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the intertropical convergence zone?

The antitrade winds can be found ________.

You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is traveling from west to east. The wind would be called ________.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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