Exam 6: The Atmosphere and the Oceans

A local shore wind controlled only by daily temperature variation between land and water will blow ________ during the night.

Intense low pressure atmospheric storms in the Western Pacific Ocean are called ________.

Earth's weather is formed primarily in the troposphere.

The Coriolis effect ________.

Identify which of the following gases have variable concentration in the atmosphere.

Storm tides are caused by the low atmospheric pressure and winds associated with hurricanes and typhoons.

The temperature of the troposphere increases with elevation.

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is ________.

On December fifteenth, which of the following locations will receive the highest value of solar radiation?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the air circulation about a high pressure cell is clockwise.

The greenhouse effect decreases the longwave radiation lost by the Earth's surface and increases the shortwave radiation lost by the atmosphere.

Clouds can either heat or cool Earth.

If the world's sea ice melted, sea level would rise.

In the Northern Hemisphere, CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere tends to decrease in the spring and early summer.

A parcel of air from the South Pole moves due north along the prime meridian; its motion is independent of Earth's rotation. Over what longitude will it be found four hours later?

The prevailing westerlies of the Northern Hemisphere are more steady in strength and direction than the trade winds.

During the Indian wet monsoon, the prevailing winds blow ________ in the ________.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the circulation of air about a low pressure system is clockwise.

Which of the following is true regarding the Coriolis effect?

The maximum actual solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface is slightly less than the solar constant because ________.