Pressure and Circulation
1. Wind blows __________In the Northern Hemisphere
in a counterclockwise direction into the center of a low pressure system. in a counterclockwise direction into the center of a high pressure system in a clockwise direction into the center of a low pressure system in a clockwise direction into the center of a high pressure system.
2. Air _____ at the surface and ______ above a low pressure system
converges; diverges converges; converges diverges; converges diverges; diverges
3. If my latitude was 20 N I will be under the influence of
the polar easterlies the westerlies the northeast trade winds none of the above.
4. A warm, dry wind that descends the lee side of mountains is called
a monsoon a chinook a valley wind a land breeze
5. A valley breeze
occurs when wind is blowing in the down slope direction occurs when higher pressure is found near the top of the mountain occurs at night occurs when none of the above are true
6. During the summer over monsoon Asia
winds blow from land toward water creating a dry season winds blow from land toward water creating a wet season winds blow from water toward land creating a dry season winds blow from water toward land creating a wet season
7. Which of the following patterns of pressure will you experience traveling from the equator to the north pole?
low - high - low - high high -low - high - low low - low - high - high high - high -low - low
8. Which of the following patterns of wind belts will you experience traveling from the equator to the north pole?
Easterlies, Westerlies, Tradewinds Tradewinds, Easterlies, Westerlies Westerlies, Easterlies, Tradewinds Tradewinds, Westerlies, Easterlies
9. Given equal energy input to both surfaces, I would expect to find
higher pressure over land and lower pressure over water during the day air flowing from land toward water during the day lower pressure over water and higher pressure over land during the day none of the above
10. According to the weather station model below, the wind direction is
northeast southwest northwest southwest
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