Exam 9: Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Referring to the figure below, which of the following chinook wind conditions are generated by the clouds and precipitation that form on the windward side of the mountain? ​

Which of the following factors generate a sea or land breeze?

Which of the following features defines a chinook wall cloud?

Pedalling a bicycle into a 30 km/h wind requires how much more effort compared to pedalling into a 10 km/h wind?

Which of the following factors is indicated by a wind rose?

Which of the following instruments would you use for a rawinsonde observation?

Which of the following is the name for a chinook wind in the Alps?

How can the formation of clouds on the upwind side of a mountain affect the strength of a chinook wind?

Satellites provide a global picture of winds by converting which of the following factors into wind speed and direction?

Briefly sketch or describe the formation of a chinook wind. Do chinook winds form more often on the eastern or the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia?

Which of the following terms is the nighttime counterpart of a sea breeze circulation?

In which of the following conditions do valley breezes form?

Which of the following is the most likely wind to blow upstream along a mountain stream?

Referring to the figure below, in which of the following conditions do clouds most likely form? ​

Which of the following results from strong winds blowing over vegetation?

At which of the following times does a mountain breeze develop its maximum strength?

A smog front is most often associated with which of the following wind systems?

What is meant by the term monsoon wind system? Briefly describe or sketch the wind and pressure pattern during the summer and winter monsoon in Asia.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about a sea breeze?

Which of the following gives an example of microscale motion?