Question 1

The first belt of wind you encounter moving north or south from the equator is the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) polar easterlies 
B) Aleutians 
C) westerlies 
D) tropical divergents 
E) trade winds 
A) polar easterlies 
B) Aleutians 
C) westerlies 
D) tropical divergents 
E) trade winds E

Question 2

During Northern Hemisphere winter, _______________ pressure cells develop over the land areas. ​

Accepted Answer

high

Question 3

At a latitude of 80 ° S, the prevailing surface winds would be ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) easterly 
B) southerly 
C) westerly 
D) northerly 
E) unpredictable 
A) easterly 
B) southerly 
C) westerly 
D) northerly 
E) unpredictable A

Question 4

The ____ exists where the westerlies and polar easterlies meet. ​

Accepted Answer

A) doldrums 
B) polar front 
C) middle latitude convergence zone 
D) Icelandic front 
E) Southern Oscillation 
A) doldrums 
B) polar front 
C) middle latitude convergence zone 
D) Icelandic front 
E) Southern Oscillation

Question 5

The polar jet stream flows in the tropopause, near the polar front and follows a curved path in the form of long waves. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Earth's wind systems migrate with the seasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rainfall is heaviest during the _______________ season in a monsoon circulation system. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rainfall is heaviest during the _______________ season...

Question 8

On a map showing barometric pressure around an anticyclone, the values of isobars will ____ as you move towards the center of the anticyclone. ​

Accepted Answer

A) decrease 
B) stay constant 
C) increase 
D) increase and then decrease 
E) decrease and then increase 
A) decrease 
B) stay constant 
C) increase 
D) increase and then decrease 
E) decrease and then increase

Question 9

What is the primary factor in the flow of the surface ocean currents? ​

Accepted Answer

A) sea level differences 
B) the jet streams 
C) evaporation patterns 
D) surface winds 
E) Rossby waves 
A) sea level differences 
B) the jet streams 
C) evaporation patterns 
D) surface winds 
E) Rossby waves

Question 10

A "cyclone" is also a general term for a(n)____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) low pressure area 
B) high pressure area 
C) El Niño 
D) Santa Ana wind 
E) jet stream 
A) low pressure area 
B) high pressure area 
C) El Niño 
D) Santa Ana wind 
E) jet stream

Question 11

In the Northern Hemisphere, the wind circulation in a low is clockwise, spiraling outward. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds appear to be deflected to the ____ by the Coriolis effect. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Northern Hemisphere, winds appear to...

Question 13

A geostrophic wind will flow perpendicular to isobars. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why is it hard to breathe at the top of Mt. Everest? ​

Accepted Answer

Atop Mt. Everest, air pressure is only o

Question 15

The subtropical high pressure regions are centered on approximately ____ degrees north and south latitude. ​

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) ​30 
C) ​45 
D) ​60 
E) ​75 
A) 10 
B) ​30 
C) ​45 
D) ​60 
E) ​75

Question 16

Surface winds tend to blow from high pressure to lower pressure. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Where does the Coriolis effect have the greatest impact? ​

Accepted Answer

A) at the equator 
B) at the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer 
C) at thepoles 
D) at 45 degrees latitude in each hemisphere 
E) in the Northern Hemisphere 
A) at the equator 
B) at the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer 
C) at thepoles 
D) at 45 degrees latitude in each hemisphere 
E) in the Northern Hemisphere

Question 18

The high pressure over the North Pole weakens during the summer. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The _____ winds converge at the Intertropical Convergence Zone. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ winds converge at the Intertropical...

Question 20

Lines displayed on maps that connect location points of equal pressure are called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lines displayed on maps that connect location...

The first belt of wind you encounter moving north or south from the equator is the ____.

During Northern Hemisphere winter, _______________ pressure cells develop over the land areas.

At a latitude of 80 ° S, the prevailing surface winds would be ____.

The ____ exists where the westerlies and polar easterlies meet.

The polar jet stream flows in the tropopause, near the polar front and follows a curved path in the form of long waves.

Earth's wind systems migrate with the seasons.

Rainfall is heaviest during the _______________ season in a monsoon circulation system.

On a map showing barometric pressure around an anticyclone, the values of isobars will ____ as you move towards the center of the anticyclone.

What is the primary factor in the flow of the surface ocean currents?

A "cyclone" is also a general term for a(n)____.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the wind circulation in a low is clockwise, spiraling outward.

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds appear to be deflected to the ____ by the Coriolis effect.

A geostrophic wind will flow perpendicular to isobars.

Why is it hard to breathe at the top of Mt. Everest?

The subtropical high pressure regions are centered on approximately ____ degrees north and south latitude.

Surface winds tend to blow from high pressure to lower pressure.

Where does the Coriolis effect have the greatest impact?

The high pressure over the North Pole weakens during the summer.

The _____ winds converge at the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

Lines displayed on maps that connect location points of equal pressure are called _______________.

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The first belt of wind you encounter moving north or south from the equator is the ____. ​

During Northern Hemisphere winter, _______________ pressure cells develop over the land areas. ​

At a latitude of 80 ° S, the prevailing surface winds would be ____. ​

The ____ exists where the westerlies and polar easterlies meet. ​

The polar jet stream flows in the tropopause, near the polar front and follows a curved path in the form of long waves. ​

Earth's wind systems migrate with the seasons.

Rainfall is heaviest during the _______________ season in a monsoon circulation system. ​

On a map showing barometric pressure around an anticyclone, the values of isobars will ____ as you move towards the center of the anticyclone. ​

What is the primary factor in the flow of the surface ocean currents? ​

A "cyclone" is also a general term for a(n)____. ​

In the Northern Hemisphere, the wind circulation in a low is clockwise, spiraling outward. ​

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds appear to be deflected to the ____ by the Coriolis effect. ​

A geostrophic wind will flow perpendicular to isobars. ​

Why is it hard to breathe at the top of Mt. Everest? ​

The subtropical high pressure regions are centered on approximately ____ degrees north and south latitude. ​

Surface winds tend to blow from high pressure to lower pressure. ​

Where does the Coriolis effect have the greatest impact? ​

The high pressure over the North Pole weakens during the summer. ​

The _____ winds converge at the Intertropical Convergence Zone. ​

Lines displayed on maps that connect location points of equal pressure are called _______________. ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

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Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

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Subsurface Water and Karst

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Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

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The first belt of wind you encounter moving north or south from the equator is the ____.

During Northern Hemisphere winter, _______________ pressure cells develop over the land areas.

At a latitude of 80 ° S, the prevailing surface winds would be ____.

The ____ exists where the westerlies and polar easterlies meet.

The polar jet stream flows in the tropopause, near the polar front and follows a curved path in the form of long waves.

Rainfall is heaviest during the _______________ season in a monsoon circulation system.

On a map showing barometric pressure around an anticyclone, the values of isobars will ____ as you move towards the center of the anticyclone.

What is the primary factor in the flow of the surface ocean currents?

A "cyclone" is also a general term for a(n)____.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the wind circulation in a low is clockwise, spiraling outward.

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds appear to be deflected to the ____ by the Coriolis effect.

A geostrophic wind will flow perpendicular to isobars.

Why is it hard to breathe at the top of Mt. Everest?

The subtropical high pressure regions are centered on approximately ____ degrees north and south latitude.

Surface winds tend to blow from high pressure to lower pressure.

Where does the Coriolis effect have the greatest impact?

The high pressure over the North Pole weakens during the summer.

The _____ winds converge at the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

Lines displayed on maps that connect location points of equal pressure are called _______________.