Question 1

Sea-breezes

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A)   result from water heating and cooling faster than land surfaces.
B)   form because of higher pressure over the land than the sea.
C)   involve onshore (toward the land)  air flows that develop in the afternoon.
D)   occur because warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high pressure area are

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A)   cyclonic.
B)   anticyclonic.
C)   geostrophic.
D)   meridional.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

________ are waving undulations within the upper-air westerly wind flow

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A)   Hadley cells
B)   Rossby waves
C)   The jet stream
D)   MonsoonsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Thermohaline currents travel at greater speeds than wind-driven currents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The global spread of low-level radioactive contamination for Japan's Fukushima power plant in 2011 illustrates transboundary issues associated with atmospheric circulation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A(n)  ________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

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A)   anemometer
B)   wind vane
C)   barometer
D)   sling psychrometerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is not a determinant of wind speed and direction?

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A)   electromagnetic force
B)   pressure gradient force
C)   Coriolis force
D)   friction force
E)   gravitational forceF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The equatorial currents are driven by

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A)   the upper-level easterlies.
B)   the trade winds.
C)   salinity differences in the ocean.
D)   monsoon winds.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which natural oscillation in global circulation is associated with shifts in patterns of sea surface temperatures, air pressure, and winds between the northern and tropical western Pacific?

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A)   El Niño-Southern Oscillation
B)   La Niña
C)   Pacific Decadal Oscillation
D)   North Atlantic OscillationE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is false regarding the jet streams?

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A)   The highest velocities occur toward the core of the jet streams.
B)   They weaken during each of the hemisphere's summer and strengthen during its winter.
C)   They occur above the subtropics and the polar front.
D)   They have no known effect on surface weather systems.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?

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A)   Air converges and ascends within high pressure systems.
B)   Air descends and diverges within high pressure systems.
C)   They generally involve atmospheric pressures lower than 1000 mb.
D)   They are characteristic for areas along the equator.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Most nations have shown relatively little interest in harnessing the power of wind for energy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the ________ because ________.

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A)   land; land heats more rapidly than water
B)   land; land heats more slowly than water
C)   water; water heats more slowly than land
D)   water; water heats more rapidly than landE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

If Santa flew from the North Pole due south along the 100° meridian and did not correct his course, he would land

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A)   on the 100° meridian.
B)   east of the 100° meridian.
C)   west of the 100° meridian.D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 16

Winds are named based on

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A)   the direction from which they originate.
B)   the direction in which they are blowing.
C)   the scientist who first described them.
D)   the altitude at which they occur.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

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A)   sea breezes.
B)   Santa Ana winds.
C)   chinook winds.
D)   monsoons.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which association is incorrect?

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A)   Equatorial low - Hot/Dry
B)   Polar High - Cold/Dry
C)   Subpolar low - 60° N/S
D)   Subtropical High - 20-35° N/SE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Describe the four main pressure areas of the Northern Hemisphere and discuss their effects on major wind patterns.

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Question 20

Winds that blow predominantly from the northeast and the southeast are the

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A)   westerlies.
B)   polar easterlies.
C)   horse latitudes.
D)   trade winds.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high pressure area are

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Winds are named based on

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________ are waving undulations within the upper-air westerly wind flow

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Which of the following is not a determinant of wind speed and direction?

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During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the ________ because ________.

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Seasonally shifting wind systems associated with the annual cycle of returning precipitation are known as

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Which natural oscillation in global circulation is associated with shifts in patterns of sea surface temperatures, air pressure, and winds between the northern and tropical western Pacific?

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If Santa flew from the North Pole due south along the 100° meridian and did not correct his course, he would land

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Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.

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Thermohaline currents travel at greater speeds than wind-driven currents.

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Which of the following is false regarding the jet streams?

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Most nations have shown relatively little interest in harnessing the power of wind for energy.

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Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?

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Winds that blow predominantly from the northeast and the southeast are the

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The equatorial currents are driven by

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The global spread of low-level radioactive contamination for Japan's Fukushima power plant in 2011 illustrates transboundary issues associated with atmospheric circulation.

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Sea-breezes

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A(n) ________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

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Which association is incorrect?

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