Question 1

Which is a windless region found near the equator?

Accepted Answer

A) the doldrums 
B) the horse latitudes 
C) the subtropical high 
D) the boundary layer 
A) the doldrums 
B) the horse latitudes 
C) the subtropical high 
D) the boundary layer

Question 2

Mesoscale meteorological systems occur over several thousand kilometers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are Wumps and NIMBYs in the context of wind energy development?

Accepted Answer

Wumps refers to the sound that wind turb

Question 4

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Virginia to Portugal?

Accepted Answer

A) the trade winds 
B) the westerlies 
C) the horse latitudes 
D) the polar easterlies 
A) the trade winds 
B) the westerlies 
C) the horse latitudes 
D) the polar easterlies

Question 5

Station pressure is a raw pressure measurement that has not been adjusted to sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What do valley and mountain breezes, chinook and foehn winds, Santa Ana winds, and katabatic winds all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They form by heating of landmasses. 
B) They form in the tropics. 
C) They all occur in sloped terrain. 
D) They are all strongest in summer. 
A) They form by heating of landmasses. 
B) They form in the tropics. 
C) They all occur in sloped terrain. 
D) They are all strongest in summer.

Question 7

Why is the Dead Sea's average air pressure higher than sea level average air pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) because the Dead Sea lies above sea level 
B) because the Dead Sea lies below sea level 
C) because the Dead Sea is in a hot desert 
D) because the Dead Sea is at a high latitude 
A) because the Dead Sea lies above sea level 
B) because the Dead Sea lies below sea level 
C) because the Dead Sea is in a hot desert 
D) because the Dead Sea is at a high latitude

Question 8

Valley breezes blow from high elevations to lower elevations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The global pressure belt called the __________ is found centered on about 90 degrees north and south.

Accepted Answer

A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high 
A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high

Question 10

What effect will warmer nighttime temperatures normally have on mountain breezes?

Accepted Answer

A) It will make them stronger. 
B) It will make them weaker. 
C) It will have no effect on them. 
D) It will make them cease altogether 
A) It will make them stronger. 
B) It will make them weaker. 
C) It will have no effect on them. 
D) It will make them cease altogether

Question 11

Coriolis force is caused by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the geographic grid 
B) the pressure-gradient force 
C) friction force 
D) Earth's rotation 
A) the geographic grid 
B) the pressure-gradient force 
C) friction force 
D) Earth's rotation

Question 12

Which is best characterized as cold and wet?

Accepted Answer

A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high 
A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high

Question 13

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Hadley cell is bordered by the ITCZ to the south and the subtropical high to the north.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Mexico to Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A) the trade winds 
B) the westerlies 
C) the horse latitudes 
D) the polar easterlies 
A) the trade winds 
B) the westerlies 
C) the horse latitudes 
D) the polar easterlies

Question 15

A(n) __________ measures both wind speed and wind direction.

Accepted Answer

A) aerovane 
B) anemometer 
C) wind vane 
D) altimeter 
A) aerovane 
B) anemometer 
C) wind vane 
D) altimeter

Question 16

NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

-Why is the ITCZ, shown in this figure, restricted almost entirely to the tropics?

Accepted Answer

A) because the tropics are always warm 
B) because Earth's distance from the Sun varies 
C) because it follows the latitude of the subsolar point 
D) because the tropics are mostly wet 
A) because the tropics are always warm 
B) because Earth's distance from the Sun varies 
C) because it follows the latitude of the subsolar point 
D) because the tropics are mostly wet

Question 18

Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) thermometer 
B) barometer 
C) altimeter 
D) anemometer 
A) thermometer 
B) barometer 
C) altimeter 
D) anemometer

Question 19

In order to adjust station pressure to sea-level pressure, about __________ millibars must be added for every 100 meters increase in elevation.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 12 
C) 15 
D) 18 
A) 10 
B) 12 
C) 15 
D) 18

Question 20

-Referring to the figure, what is the main control of precipitation for the Sahara?

Accepted Answer

A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high 
A) ITCZ 
B) subtropical high 
C) subpolar low 
D) polar high

Which is a windless region found near the equator?

Mesoscale meteorological systems occur over several thousand kilometers.

What are Wumps and NIMBYs in the context of wind energy development?

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Virginia to Portugal?

Station pressure is a raw pressure measurement that has not been adjusted to sea level.

What do valley and mountain breezes, chinook and foehn winds, Santa Ana winds, and katabatic winds all have in common?

Why is the Dead Sea's average air pressure higher than sea level average air pressure?

Valley breezes blow from high elevations to lower elevations.

The global pressure belt called the __________ is found centered on about 90 degrees north and south.

What effect will warmer nighttime temperatures normally have on mountain breezes?

Coriolis force is caused by __________.

Which is best characterized as cold and wet?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Hadley cell is bordered by the ITCZ to the south and the subtropical high to the north.

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Mexico to Vietnam?

A(n) __________ measures both wind speed and wind direction.

NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard.

-Why is the ITCZ, shown in this figure, restricted almost entirely to the tropics?

Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

In order to adjust station pressure to sea-level pressure, about __________ millibars must be added for every 100 meters increase in elevation.

-Referring to the figure, what is the main control of precipitation for the Sahara?

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Which is a windless region found near the equator?

Mesoscale meteorological systems occur over several thousand kilometers.

What are Wumps and NIMBYs in the context of wind energy development?

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Virginia to Portugal?

Station pressure is a raw pressure measurement that has not been adjusted to sea level.

What do valley and mountain breezes, chinook and foehn winds, Santa Ana winds, and katabatic winds all have in common?

Why is the Dead Sea's average air pressure higher than sea level average air pressure?

Valley breezes blow from high elevations to lower elevations.

The global pressure belt called the __________ is found centered on about 90 degrees north and south.

What effect will warmer nighttime temperatures normally have on mountain breezes?

Coriolis force is caused by __________.

Which is best characterized as cold and wet?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Hadley cell is bordered by the ITCZ to the south and the subtropical high to the north.

Which wind system would assist with sailing from Mexico to Vietnam?

A(n) __________ measures both wind speed and wind direction.

NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard.

-Why is the ITCZ, shown in this figure, restricted almost entirely to the tropics?

Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

In order to adjust station pressure to sea-level pressure, about __________ millibars must be added for every 100 meters increase in elevation.

-Referring to the figure, what is the main control of precipitation for the Sahara?

This Introduction Covers the Traditional and Modern Tools and Foundational Concepts in Wide Use in Geography

Portrait of the Atmosphere

Solar Energy and Seasons

Water in the Atmosphere

The Restless Sky: Severe Weather and Storm Systems

The Changing Climate

Patterns of Life: Biogeography

Climate and Life: Biomes

Ocean Ecosystems

Soil and Water Resources

Earth History, Earth Interior

Drifting Continents: Plate Tectonics

Building the Crust With Rocks

Geohazards: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Movement

Flowing Water: Fluvial Systems

The Work of Ice: the Cryosphere and Glacial Landforms

Water, Wind, and Time: Desert Landforms

The Work of Waves: Coastal Landforms

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