Exam 13: The Atmosphere in Motion

If the barometer indicated 1020 millibars, air pressure would be considered high.

Which of the following is NOT a local wind?

Examine the photo. There is a local wind blowing in this photo, though you cannot see the wind itself. Based on the evidence in the photo, which local wind is present here? State your evidence with your interpretation.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect shifts objects to the ________ of their straight-line paths.

The average position of the polar jet stream, and hence the paths followed by cyclones and anticyclones, migrates ________ with the approach of winter.

The faster the wind speed, the ________ the deflection of winds due to the Coriolis force.

________ of air occurs near Earth's surface around an anticyclone.

If Earth's surface were uniform, ________ belts of pressure oriented east to west would exist in each hemisphere.