The prevailing winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the doldrums are called:
A) westerlies
B) polar easterlies
C) trade winds
D) subtropical northerlies
E) none of these
100
The C in ITCZ stands for convergence. What does the convergence refer to?
A) surface winds along the equator B) surface winds in a monsoon
C) surface winds in the mid latitudes D) winds aloft near the poles
100
Large scale wind circulation systems that reverse with the seasons are called
A) meridional cells
B) tropical cyclones
C) monsoons
D) tropical anticyclones
E) typhoons
100
G. Hadley's ideas about atmospheric circulations were concerned with the
A) macroscale B) mesoscale C) synoptic scale D) microscale
100
) Most of the Earth's deserts are located in the
A) subsidence areas of subtropical highs
B) boundary between liquid and frozen oceans
C) areas along the polar front
D) doldrum belt
200
Jet streams are associated with fronts because of the
A) higher pressure behind the front
B) steep temperature gradient
C) clouds forming there
D) reduced friction above the front
200
A primary factor causing monsoon circulations is
A) waves in the westerlies
B) mountain ranges
C) ocean currents
D) Coriolis effect
E) greater temperature changes over continents compared to oceans
200
The term "Hadley cell" applies to
A) the whole atmosphere
B) the poles and the equator
C) 0degree to 30degree latitude
D) 30degree to 60degree latitude
E) 60degree to 90degree latitude
200
Another name for the subtropical high is:
A) trades
B) subpolar calm
C) prevailing westerlies
D) doldrums
E) horse latitudes
200
The cyclones and anticyclones of the midlatitudes are part of the ________ circulation.
A) mesoscale
B) microscale
C) Hadley
D) synoptic or macroscale
E) trade wind
300
) In areas that experience monsoons
A) subsiding dry air dominates in summer
B) low pressure dominates in winter
C) winters are fairly dry
D) a and c
300
Dust devils
A) do not occur over vegetated surfaces
B) are most common in the tropics
C) can last for days
D) are associated with convective clouds
E) form from the bottom up
300
Concerning rainfall patterns, areas of persistent high pressure tend to cause
A) severe flooding
B) pronounced wet and dry seasons
C) moderate rainfall
D) desert regions
300
When are upper air winds (jet stream) fastest?
A) anytime surface temperature gradients are weak
B) these winds maintain about the same speed throughout the year
C) in winter
D) in summer
E) both a and c
300
The subpolar low (polar front) is:
A) a zone where the polar easterlies and the westerlies converge
B) the forward edge of the antarctic ice cap
C) a zone where the trade winds of the two hemispheres meet
D) the boundary between frozen and liquid ocean
400
The amount of precipitation received at a given location is primarily controlled by
A) the solar energy budget
B) overnight temperatures
C) circulation patterns in the atmosphere
D) annual temperature range
E) the humidity of the air at that place
400
A Santa Ana (or Chinook or Foehn) wind is a:
A) cold, damp wind blowing off snow fields
B) wind that is peculiar to the China mainland
C) wind associated with a blizzard
D) very dry, warm wind coming down a mountain slope
E) none of these
400
Chinook winds, land-sea breezes and Santa Ana winds are examples of ________ circulations.
A) macroscale
B) vortex
C) microscale
D) mesoscale
E) synoptic
400
Most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?
A) doldrums
B) westerlies
C) subpolar easterlies
D) trade winds
E) none of these
400
Taken as a whole, the large scale or general circulation patterns of the atmosphere exist
A) as a result of Earth's motion through space
B) as a result of the different landforms on Earth's surface
C) because of the Earth's rotation
D) as nature's method of balancing heat energy differences
500
Which of the following is an example of a mesoscale wind?
A) a sea breeze
B) hurricane
C) a traveling anticyclone
D) waves in the westerlies
E) none of these
500
The Sahara and Australian deserts (among others) are associated with which pressure belt?
A) subtropical high B) subpolar low
C) polar high D) equatorial low
500
) What option below best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located along the equator?
A) dry all year around
B) adequate precipitation all year around
C) winter dry season
D) summer dry season
500
Which of these winds is not influenced very much by the Coriolis effect?
A) Northeast trades B) sea breeze
C) jet stream D) mid latitude westerlies
500
A sea breeze is usually best developed early in the morning.
(T/F)