Climatology Questions
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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