- Concerning rainfall patterns, areas of persistent high pressure tend to cause:A) desert regions B) pronounced wet and dry seasonsC) severe floodingD) moderate rainfall
- Surface high pressure zones are usually associated with:A) ascending airB) clear or nearly clear weatherC) converging windsD) stormy weather
- The prevailing winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the doldrums are called: A) subtropical notherlies B) westerliesC) trade windsD) polar easterliesE) southerlies
- During the day, mountainous regions tend to experience a ________, while at night they experience ________.A) valley breeze; mountain breezeB) mountain breeze; valley breezeC) valley breeze; valley breezeD) mountain breeze; mountain breeze
- Planetary scale flow such as trade-winds are best classified as:A) microsclaeB) mesoscaleC) synopticD) macroscale
- Taken as a whole, the large scale or general circulation patterns of the atmosphere existA) as natures method of balancing heat energy differences B) as a result of Earth's motion through spaceC) because of earth's rotationD) as a cause of temperature contrastsE) as a result of different landforms on Earth's surface
- According to the idealized three-cell model of the atmosphere, most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?A) doldrumsB) trade windsC) westerliesD) subpolar easterlies
- Winds are usually named for:A) the direction or place to which they are heading.B) the direction or place from which they are blowing.C) the approximate latitude of their origin.D) the altitude where they are strongest.
- Thermohaline circulation is driven by
- La Niña steering cold air masses toward the _____ and warm air masses toward the ______
- Increasing methane emissions due to higher temperatures is what type of feedback?
- Microscale winds generally last for:A) a few seconds.B) 1 to 2 hours.C) 1 to 2 days.D) 3 days or longer.
- Wind blowing from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass is called
- Coastal upwelling transports ________from the ocean depths into the photic zone
- El Niño and La Niña cause weather_____ in many other parts of the world.
- The horizontal pressure gradient force acts on air parcels ______ to isobars away from regions of _____ air pressure and toward regions of ____ air pressure
- The atmosphere circulates because of_________ within the planetary system
- Coriolis force deflects large-scale winds to the ____ in the Northern Hemisphere
- Coriolis force deflects large-scale winds to the ____ in the Southern Hemisphere
- Where winds diverge, air descends, is compressed and warms, and the weather is generally fair and dry