Exam 9: Circulation Patterns of the Atmosphere

The polar jet stream over North America is _______.

The most dominant winds flowing north out of the subtropical highs of the Northern Hemisphere are:

The polar jet stream is maintained by:

The tropical tropopause is ______ than the polar tropopause.

Very cold, winter air from the Siberian High is blocked from entering India by:

The Siberian High:

Which of the following is true of the polar front zone?

The convergence zone between tropical and polar air masses and where traveling storms take place occur along:

The monsoon portions of southern Asia, like India, receive most of their precipitation during the:

During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, monsoon winds flow from ______ .

All upper atmosphere jet streams flow from west to east.

The Icelandic Low in the N. Atlantic and the ______ in the N. Pacific are regions of frequent storms during the winter season.

The zone where the northeasterly trades and the southeasterly trades converge is known as the:

In the Northern Hemisphere subtropical highs, winds flowing south _________.

The highest surface pressure in the Northern Hemisphere is usually associated with:

In the mid-latitudes, the upper air flow is a series of waves moving eastward called:

In a Hadley cell, sinking air takes place around:

The North Atlantic and N. Pacific subtropical highs move ____ and are ______ in the summer.