Questão 1
Questão
In the Northern Hemisphere, an object traveling from west to east will initially be deflected to the ______ by the Coriolis force.
Questão 2
Questão
Which of the following pressure cells are located near 60° N in the Pacific Ocean?
Questão 3
Questão
According to the mountain-valley breeze cycle, which of the following times would be best to take a bicycle trip up a canyon, assuming you want the wind at your back?
Questão 4
Questão
Which of the following is correctly matched?
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low pressure; sinking air in the Southern Hemisphere
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high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere
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low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere
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low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
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both low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere AND high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere.
Questão 5
Questão
The Coriolis force is strongest
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near the poles
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in the Southern Hemisphere
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wherever there is a lot of friction
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in the Northern Hemisphere
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at the equator
Questão 6
Questão
Circulation around a high pressure center is termed
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meridional
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anticyclonic
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zonal
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cyclonic
Questão 7
Questão
A regional ocean current that is flowing from the equator towards a pole is most likely
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a thermohaline current
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a warm current
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a cool current
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an upwelling current
Questão 8
Questão
The land-sea breeze and mountain-valley breeze cycles are controlled by shifting thermal high and low pressure systems.
Questão 9
Questão
Air flowing fromt he subtropical highs to the subpolar lows produces which of the following global wind belts?
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the westerlies
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the trade winds
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the doldrums
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the polar easterlies
Questão 10
Questão
What is the extensive, flat layer of clouds that has formed at low altitudes?
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the ITCZ and the subtropical highs
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the ITCZ and the subpolar lows
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the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs
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the subpolar lows and the polar highs
Questão 11
Questão
Which of the following is affected most strongly by the Coriolis force?
Questão 12
Questão
Regional-scale ocean currents or "gyres" in the Northern Hemisphere typically flow
Questão 13
Questão
The Intertropical Convergence Zone is an example of which of the following?
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a thermal low-pressure zone
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a westerly wind belt
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a thermal high-pressure zone
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a dynamic high-pressure zone
Questão 14
Questão
At the surface of the earth, air flows
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from high pressure to low pressure
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from high pressure to high pressure
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from low pressure to high pressure
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from low pressure to low pressure
Questão 15
Questão
Which global wind belt is most common in the contiguous 48 United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii)?
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the westerlies
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the doldrums
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the polar easterlies
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the trade winds
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the northerlies
Questão 16
Questão
Wind-generated energy resources are currently the fastest-growing energy technology in terms of new capacity.
Questão 17
Questão
Which of the following statements about the Coriolis force is true?
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It makes toilets flush clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
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It only affects objects moving north to south
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It helps to produce counterclockwise rotation of air around a low-pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere
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Its effects are enhanced by friction
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all of these.
Questão 18
Questão
Which of the following relationships between pressure and temperature is usually true?
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low pressure, cool, sinking air
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high pressure, warm, rising air
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low pressure, warm, rising air
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high pressure, cool, sinking air
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both low pressure, warm, rising air AND high pressure, cool, sinking air
Questão 19
Questão
Areas that experience monsoons are characterized by _________ summers and _______ winters.
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wet; wet
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dry; dry
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wet; dry
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dry; wet
Questão 20
Questão
The Gulf Stream current along the east coast of the United States is an example of
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a saline current
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a countercurrent
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an upwelling current
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a warm current
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a cool current
Questão 21
Questão
According to the land-sea breeze cycle, what type of wind should a person expect when visiting a coastal beach during the day?
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blowing from sea toward land
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blowing along the coast, from north to south
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no wind at all
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blowing from land toward sea
Questão 22
Questão
Which of the following is correctly matched?
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low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
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high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere
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low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere
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low pressure; sinking air in the Southern Hemisphere
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both low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation the Northern Hemisphere AND high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere
Questão 23
Questão
In which of the following locations would one be most likely to find warm, dry, descending air?
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the subtropical highs
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the subpolar front
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the polar highs
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the ITCZ
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none of the above
Questão 24
Questão
In which of the following locations would one be most likely to find warm, dry, descending air?
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the subtropical highs
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the subpolar front
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the polar highs
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the ITCZ
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none of the above
Questão 25
Questão
Which of the following is an example of a cold local wind?
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Chinook
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valley breeze
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Santa Ana
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katabatic