WHEN AIR PRESSURE IS REPORTED AT A GIVEN LOCATION, THAT VALUE IS TELLING YOU THE ______________ OF THE ENTIRE COLUMN OF AIR ABOVE THE LOCATION.
WEIGHT
100
DO HEALTHY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WANT TO GAIN WEIGHT OR LOSE WEIGHT?
LOSE WEIGHT
100
SINCE AIR CANNOT MOVE DIRECTLY FROM THE EQUATOR TO THE POLES, HOW MANY DIFFERENT CELLS IS THE GLOBAL CIRCULATION BROKEN INTO?
THREE
100
STABILITY REFERS TO THE ATMOSPHERE'S TENDENCY TO EITHER ENCOURAGE OR DETER ______________
VERTICAL MOTIONS
100
APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH (IN PERCENT) OF THE GLOBAL NORTH-SOUTH WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT IS DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS?
AT LEAST 90%
200
EXPAND THE FOLLOWING TWO PRESSURES INTO THEIR FULL, CORRECT FORMAT
918 370
991.8 MB 1037.0 MB
200
WHAT WILL YOU ALMOST ALWAYS FIND IN A PRESSURE TROUGH, EXTENDING OUT OF THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE?
A FRONT / FRONTS
200
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE, OR DRIVER, OF THE GLOBAL CIRCULATION.
RADIATION IMBALANCE BETWEEN TROPICS AND POLES
200
THE LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE UNSATURATED AIR PARCELS REACH SATURATION, AFTER BEING FORCED TO RISE DRY ADIABATICALLY IS KNOWN AS THE WHAT?
LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVEL (LCL)
200
HELLO, I AM TERRAIN AND MY JOB IS TO FORCE AIR TO RISE. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL ME?
OROGRAPHIC LIFT
300
AIR PRESSURE SOMETIMES / ALWAYS / NEVER DECREASES WITH HEIGHT
ALWAYS
300
ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE GEOSTROPHIC BALANCE, HOW WILL AIR MOVE AROUND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE (BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE)
CLOCKWISE, AND PARALLEL TO ISOBARS
300
THE BELT OF SUBTROPICAL HIGHS ENCIRCLES THE GLOBE AT APPROXIMATELY __1__ DEGREES LATITUDE, WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN MOST OF THE GLOBE'S ____2____ RESIDING HERE.
1 - 30
2 - DESERTS
300
AN AIR PARCEL IS SITTING AT THE GROUND WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 35 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE DEW POINT IS 17 DEGREES CELSIUS. HOW HIGH WILL THIS PARCEL NEED TO RISE TO BECOME SATURATED?
1800 METERS OR 1.8 KILOMETERS
300
A SPEEDY POCKET OF WINDS THAT RESIDES UP AROUND 35,000 FEET IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS CALLED THE WHAT?
JET STREAM
400
DURING NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER (DEC-FEB), IF YOU WANTED TO TRY TO FIND A RECORD HIGH SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE, SAY 1084 MB, WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO GO LOOKING FOR IT?
THE ARCTIC, SIBERIA, NORTH POLE
400
AIR ______1_______ TOWARD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE, AND THEN IS FORCED TO _____2_____, WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO _____3_____.
1 - CONVERGES / MOVES
2 - RISE
3- CLOUDS/PRECIP
400
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, THE TROPICAL TRADE WINDS BLOW FROM THE ____1____ AND IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, THEY BLOW FROM THE ____2____.
1 - EAST
2 - EAST
400
A PARCEL HAS JUST BECOME SATURATED AND IS SITTING AT 1300 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND. ITS TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT ARE BOTH 8 DEGREES CELSIUS. ASSUME THIS PARCEL IS FORCED TO RISE TO THE TOP OF A 3300 METER MOUNTAIN (2000 MORE METERS TO CLIMB). WHAT WILL ITS TEMPERATURE BE WHEN IT GETS THERE?
NEGATIVE 4 DEGREES CELSIUS
400
SINCE THE BACKGROUND WIND FLOW IN PENNSYLVANIA IS MOST FREQUENTLY FROM THE WEST, STATE COLLEGE OFTEN FINDS ITSELF IN A ________ ___________ (2 WORDS)
RAIN SHADOW
500
A PARCEL IS AIR IS SITTING AT THE TOP OF LONG'S PEAK IN COLORADO (4400 METERS) AND IS FORCED TO DESCEND INTO DENVER (1700 METERS). THE AIR AT THE TOP OF LONG'S PEAK IS A CHILLY -17 CELSIUS. WHAT WILL IT BE IN DENVER?
10 DEGREES CELSIUS
500
WHICH TWO REGIONS/QUADRANTS OF A JET STREAK ARE ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE, AND THEREFORE, RISING AIR AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE?