Exam 9: Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Frequently, clouds and precipitation occur on the downwind side of a large lake. Which of the following describes the state of the air on the downwind side of the lake?

Which of the following is the name for a cool, summertime wind that blows from sea to land?

A wind profiler obtains wind information using which of the following instruments?

Which of the following winds often result in cumulus clouds that appear above isolated mountain peaks?

From which of the following directions is a wind reported as 045° blowing?

Which of the following characterizes the chinook wind that blows into southern Alberta?

Which of the following wind conditions is associated with the nighttime clouds that tend to form over water during the summer in humid climates?

In which of the following conditions are chinook winds driest on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains?

In which of the following conditions does a sea breeze most likely develop along a coastline?

Which of the following is the main factor that generates the heat from a chinook wind?

The second greatest wind speed ever recorded at the Earth's surface occurred at which of the following locations?

Which of the following is the name for a strong, usually cold, downslope wind?

Which of the following conditions are necessary for hang-gliding?

You are hiking on a mountain trail at sunrise when you smell the smoke from cooking bacon. You can't see where the smoke is coming from. Would the camp likely be above you or below you on the mountain? Explain.

Which of the following is the smallest scale of atmospheric motion?

Suppose a west wind of 20 knots blows over a coastal region that is densely covered in shrubs. Which of the following describes the same wind's likely speed and direction if it moved over the middle of a large, calm lake?

At which of the following times is thermal turbulence above the surface usually most severe?

In which season does low pressure become best developed over the Asian continent?

Which of the following statements describes why wind speed generally increases with height above the Earth's surface?

Which of the following terms refers to a warm, dry, gusty wind that blows across North Africa?