Question 1

Which of the following characterizes the summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea 
B) dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land 
C) wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land 
D) dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea 
A) wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea 
B) dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land 
C) wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land 
D) dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea

Question 2

Which of the following locations is the most practical for building a wind turbine?

Accepted Answer

A) a narrow valley 
B) a region of moderate, steady winds 
C) a region of strong, gusty winds 
D) the downwind side of a mountain 
A) a narrow valley 
B) a region of moderate, steady winds 
C) a region of strong, gusty winds 
D) the downwind side of a mountain

Question 3

Does a well-developed sea breeze circulation cause clouds to form over the land or over the ocean? Explain.

Accepted Answer

A well-developed sea breeze circulation

Question 4

Which of the following is an instrument that uses infrared or visible light in the form of a laser beam to determine wind direction?

Accepted Answer

A) aerovane 
B) radiosonde 
C) pilot balloon 
D) lidar 
A) aerovane 
B) radiosonde 
C) pilot balloon 
D) lidar

Question 5

How often does a sea breeze circulation reverse direction and become a land breeze?

Accepted Answer

A) once every few days 
B) once per day 
C) at the beginning and the end of the summer 
D) several times per day 
A) once every few days 
B) once per day 
C) at the beginning and the end of the summer 
D) several times per day

Question 6

Summertime weather forecasts for cities on the shores of the Great Lakes often contain the phrase "cooler near the lake." Explain the relevance of this phrase.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

During the summer along the coast, at which of the following times is a sea breeze usually strongest and best developed?

Accepted Answer

A) just before noon 
B) just after sunrise 
C) in the afternoon 
D) just before sunset 
A) just before noon 
B) just after sunrise 
C) in the afternoon 
D) just before sunset

Question 8

Which of the following conditions favour the development of dust devils?

Accepted Answer

A) cold, moist days 
B) hot, dry days 
C) cold, dry days 
D) hot, moist days 
A) cold, moist days 
B) hot, dry days 
C) cold, dry days 
D) hot, moist days

Question 9

What is clear air turbulence (CAT)? Why does clear air turbulence represent a hazard to aviation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is clear air turbulence (CAT)? Why...

Question 10

Which of the following conditions represents a serious hazard to aircraft?

Accepted Answer

A) molecular viscosity 
B) clear-air turbulence 
C) longwaves in the westerlies 
D) laminar flow 
A) molecular viscosity 
B) clear-air turbulence 
C) longwaves in the westerlies 
D) laminar flow

Question 11

Which of the following factors has the LEAST influence on determining how high a wind wave will grow over the open ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) length of time the wind blows over the water 
B) density of water 
C) wind speed over the water 
D) fetch of water 
A) length of time the wind blows over the water 
B) density of water 
C) wind speed over the water 
D) fetch of water

Question 12

Which of the following instruments indicates wind direction?

Accepted Answer

A) wind vane 
B) cup anemometer 
C) aerovane 
D) psychrometer 
A) wind vane 
B) cup anemometer 
C) aerovane 
D) psychrometer

Question 13

Which of the following features could indicate the prevailing wind direction?

Accepted Answer

A) stumped trees 
B) sand dunes 
C) sand bar 
D) sand vegetation 
A) stumped trees 
B) sand dunes 
C) sand bar 
D) sand vegetation

Question 14

The size and shape of a turbulent eddy depend on which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) the temperature of the air 
B) the temperature of the obstacle 
C) the direction of the wind 
D) the shape of the obstacle 
A) the temperature of the air 
B) the temperature of the obstacle 
C) the direction of the wind 
D) the shape of the obstacle

Question 15

Pedalling a bicycle into a 20 knot wind requires about how much effort compared to pedalling into a 10 knot wind?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 times more effort 
B) 4 times more effort 
C) 2 times more effort 
D) the same amount of effort 
A) 10 times more effort 
B) 4 times more effort 
C) 2 times more effort 
D) the same amount of effort

Question 16

List the scales of atmospheric motion from largest to smallest, and give an example of each. From what you know about the various types of wind systems, are the size and duration related?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which of the following can cause a seiche?

Accepted Answer

A) convection over a large land mass 
B) very strong winds 
C) high mountains interfering with a westerly wind flow 
D) wind shear at very high altitudes 
A) convection over a large land mass 
B) very strong winds 
C) high mountains interfering with a westerly wind flow 
D) wind shear at very high altitudes

Question 18

Explain how lake breezes in southern Ontario contribute to the formation of thunderstorms in the summer.

Accepted Answer

Lake breezes in southern Ontario contrib

Question 19

Which of the following describes the direction of an offshore wind?

Accepted Answer

A) from water to land 
B) from land to water 
C) always at sea 
D) parallel to the coast 
A) from water to land 
B) from land to water 
C) always at sea 
D) parallel to the coast

Question 20

Which of the following can likely be concluded if huge waves pound against the shoreline communities of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, for several days during clear, calm weather?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a period of high tides. 
B) The winds are strong somewhere out over the Pacific Ocean. 
C) An earthquake has occurred somewhere on the ocean floor. 
D) It is raining offshore. 
A) It is a period of high tides. 
B) The winds are strong somewhere out over the Pacific Ocean. 
C) An earthquake has occurred somewhere on the ocean floor. 
D) It is raining offshore.

Which of the following characterizes the summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia?

Which of the following locations is the most practical for building a wind turbine?

Does a well-developed sea breeze circulation cause clouds to form over the land or over the ocean? Explain.

Which of the following is an instrument that uses infrared or visible light in the form of a laser beam to determine wind direction?

How often does a sea breeze circulation reverse direction and become a land breeze?

Summertime weather forecasts for cities on the shores of the Great Lakes often contain the phrase "cooler near the lake." Explain the relevance of this phrase.

During the summer along the coast, at which of the following times is a sea breeze usually strongest and best developed?

Which of the following conditions favour the development of dust devils?

What is clear air turbulence (CAT)? Why does clear air turbulence represent a hazard to aviation?

Which of the following conditions represents a serious hazard to aircraft?

Which of the following factors has the LEAST influence on determining how high a wind wave will grow over the open ocean?

Which of the following instruments indicates wind direction?

Which of the following features could indicate the prevailing wind direction?

The size and shape of a turbulent eddy depend on which of the following factors?

Pedalling a bicycle into a 20 knot wind requires about how much effort compared to pedalling into a 10 knot wind?

List the scales of atmospheric motion from largest to smallest, and give an example of each. From what you know about the various types of wind systems, are the size and duration related?

Which of the following can cause a seiche?

Explain how lake breezes in southern Ontario contribute to the formation of thunderstorms in the summer.

Which of the following describes the direction of an offshore wind?

Which of the following can likely be concluded if huge waves pound against the shoreline communities of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, for several days during clear, calm weather?

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Exam 9: Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Which of the following characterizes the summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia?

Which of the following locations is the most practical for building a wind turbine?

Does a well-developed sea breeze circulation cause clouds to form over the land or over the ocean? Explain.

Which of the following is an instrument that uses infrared or visible light in the form of a laser beam to determine wind direction?

How often does a sea breeze circulation reverse direction and become a land breeze?

Summertime weather forecasts for cities on the shores of the Great Lakes often contain the phrase "cooler near the lake." Explain the relevance of this phrase.

During the summer along the coast, at which of the following times is a sea breeze usually strongest and best developed?

Which of the following conditions favour the development of dust devils?

What is clear air turbulence (CAT)? Why does clear air turbulence represent a hazard to aviation?

Which of the following conditions represents a serious hazard to aircraft?

Which of the following factors has the LEAST influence on determining how high a wind wave will grow over the open ocean?

Which of the following instruments indicates wind direction?

Which of the following features could indicate the prevailing wind direction?

The size and shape of a turbulent eddy depend on which of the following factors?

Pedalling a bicycle into a 20 knot wind requires about how much effort compared to pedalling into a 10 knot wind?

List the scales of atmospheric motion from largest to smallest, and give an example of each. From what you know about the various types of wind systems, are the size and duration related?

Which of the following can cause a seiche?

Explain how lake breezes in southern Ontario contribute to the formation of thunderstorms in the summer.

Which of the following describes the direction of an offshore wind?

Which of the following can likely be concluded if huge waves pound against the shoreline communities of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, for several days during clear, calm weather?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Filters