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True |
Air rises in the centers of cyclones. |
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wind speed |
Coriolis effect is NOT closely related to |
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onshore |
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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ascent, subsidence |
Rising and falling of air over large areas is most properly known as ________ and ________. |
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Friction |
Which of the following does NOT act upon winds that blow far above the surface of the Earth? |
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True |
Atmospheric pressure is closely associated with collisions of gas molecules. |
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True |
The chinook of the Rocky Mountains is the same thing as the foehn wind of the European Alps. |
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anticyclones |
Sinking air that diverges when it reaches Earth’s surface is closely associated with… |
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25 degrees |
The intertropical convergence zone may be found as far as ________ north of the equator in July. |
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Lower its pressure |
When air is heated it expands and ________. |
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counterclockwise and outward |
In a surface anticyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, winds spiral… |
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the earth rotates |
Coriolis effect exists because |
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pressure gradient |
Flowing air responding to the difference between higher and lower pressure is responding to the ________. |
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30 |
Sea breezes rarely penetrate a maximum of ________ kilometers inland. |
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gravity |
The denser packing of molecules at the bottom of the atmosphere than molecules at the top of the atmosphere is a result of ________. |
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intertropical convergence zone |
________ is (are) found in the Equatorial zone. |
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subtropical high pressure |
________ is (are) found in the Equatorial zone. |
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true |
In the upper troposphere over the middle latitudes, winds are generally westerly. |
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geostrophic |
Above the influence of friction, most winds follow a ________ course. |
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clockwise and inward |
In a surface cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, winds spiral… |
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true |
The atmospheric pressure is force per area exerted by air. |
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polar front |
The contact zone of warm tropical and cold Polar air is known as the… |
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from west to east |
The polar front and subtropical jet streams are both high-altitude flows which circulate… |
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closed |
Circulation in the troposphere is mainly a(n) ________ system. |
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the pressure gradient |
City A has an air pressure of 1,000 millibars. City B has an air pressure of 1004 millibars. The distance between the two cities is 100 kilometers. The difference of 4 millibars over 100 kilometers is known as… |
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true |
In the lower atmosphere, molecules collide much more often than in the upper atmosphere. |
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a seasonal reversal of winds |
A wet monsoon is associated with high rainfall totals and is caused by ________. |
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60 |
________ knots is the minimum speed for a wind aloft to be termed a "jet stream". |
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mountain breezes and land breezes |
________ and ________ both occur at night. |
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subsidence |
A large scale vertical downward motion in the atmosphere is a ________. |
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near the earth’s surface |
As a general rule, friction is greatest ________. |
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the rossby waves |
Which of the below is located in the troposphere above the polar front? |
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monsoon |
The phenomenon most directly responsible for the seasonally moist climate of northern Australia is… |
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christmas |
El Niño received its name because of its association with ________. |
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true |
Air drainage is the nighttime sliding of cold air downslope to collect in low areas. |
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False |
La Niña is usually just as prominent as El Niño. |
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clockwise |
Air in an anticyclone always flows ________ in the Northern Hemisphere. |
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trade wind |
The largest Hawaiian Islands are in the far northern tropics, and so, are in the ________ portion of the global circulation. |
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between 25° north and south of the Equator |
Trade winds are found ________. |
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jet stream |
An example of a geostrophic wind is ________. |
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large undulations in the upper air westerlies. |
rossby waves are… |
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north america |
Which of the following is NOT closely related to ENSO? |
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trade |
The so-called "winds of commerce" are the ________ winds. |
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density |
The pressure of a gas is proportional to its temperature and ________. |
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parallel to the isobars |
Geostrophic wind always flows ________. |
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is the opposite of El Niño. |
el nino… |
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westerlies |
The city of Chicago has a latitude (42°N) within which part of the global circulation? |
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katabatic winds |
Cold winds pouring downhill because of gravity are called ________. |
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true |
Jet streams are the fastest portions of the atmosphere’s general circulation. |
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false |
Winds are named for the direction toward which they flow. |
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ITCZ |
The doldrums are most closely associated with ________. |
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millibars |
The basic unit of pressure mapped on weather maps is ________. |
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true |
Mountain slopes generally heat faster than valley floors. |
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chinook |
The "snow-eater" wind of the Rocky Mountains is called the ________. |
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false |
A millibar is the same thing as an isobar on a map or chart. |
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the strong rise of air |
A "dynamic low" is produced by… |
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cyclone |
A counterclockwise atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere is known as a/an ________. |
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