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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes winds?differences in precipitationdifferences in humiditydifferences in air pressure
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the highest pressure value?1006100810121024 - 3. Multiple Choice____________ are connected lines of equal pressure.IsobarsIsoplethsIsothermsIsochrons
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is caused by differences in air pressure?
Time
Precipitation
Clouds
Wind
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ the difference in pressure, the __________ the wind speed.greater, slowerless, fastergreater, faster
- 6. Multiple Choice_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.HighLow
- 7. Multiple Choice_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.HighLow
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAir moves toward the center of a _________ pressure system.HighLow
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis is when the rotation of the Earth deflects the direction of the wind.convergent effectmarginal effectCoriolis effectMariolis effect
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the instrument used to measure air pressure?AnemometerThermometerBarometerHygrometer
- 11. Multiple ChoiceName for movement of air from High to Low pressure?Windfrontair pressurethunderstorms
- 12. Multiple Choice
The ultimate source of energy that creates winds?
the Moon
the Sun
the Earth's surface
the rotation of the Earth
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAs you increase in altitude, the air pressure will ...increasesdecreasestay the same
- 14. Multiple Choice________ is the force exerted on an object by the weight of the air above it.Wind pressureAir pressureTemperate weightGravatic pressure
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWind always blows from areas of _______ to areas of ______ pressure.hot; coldlow; highhigh; lowcold; hot
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is wind?
Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Large scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure
Large scale movement of air caused by differences in temperature
Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure
- 17. Multiple Choice
Differences in air pressure are caused by...?
Differences in the earths rotation
Differences in temperature
Differences in rainfall
Differences in sea level
- 18. Multiple Choice
Winds move from...
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
- 19. Multiple Choice
Warm air...
sinks
rises
- 20. Multiple Choice
Cool air sinks at the sub-tropical highs, what does this lead to? SELECT TWO
Deserts
Cloudless skies and low rainfall
Tropical rainforests
Clouds and rainfall
- 21. Multiple Choice
What are trade winds?
Surface winds blowing towards the equator
Atmospheric winds
Winds blowing away from the equator
Low pressure winds
- 22. Multiple Choice
Surface winds blowing towards the poles are called ...
westerlies
easterlies
southerlies
northerlies
- 23. Multiple Choice
Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?
Left
Up
Down
Right
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis Effect is caused byEarth rotating around the sunEarth rotating on its axisThe tidesGravity
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich global winds blow from 30o latitude in both hemispheres almost to the equator?easterlieswesterliestrade windsthe doldrums
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe wind in a certain area is blowing from east to west. Which conclusion is most supported by this fact?the west is experiencing lower air pressure than the eastthe west is experiencing higher air pressure than the eastthe west is experiencing lower air temperature than the eastthe west is experiencing higher air temperature than the east
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the atmosphere exert pressure on Earth?the pull of Earth's gravity on air moleculeselectromagnetic radiation from outer spacethe effect of the ozone layer on solar radiationthe effect of greenhouse gases on heat radiating from Earth
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow is air particle density related to air pressure?less dense air has a lower temperatureless dense air has a higher pressuremore dense air has a lower pressuremore dense air has a higher pressure
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHow is air particle temperature related to air pressure?higher temperature air has a higher pressurehigher temperature air has a lower pressurelower temperature air has a lower densitylower temperature air has a higher pressure
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction will the wind blow?from the water to the landfrom the land to the waterthe air will rise up over the landthe air will sink over the water
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following explains where high and low pressure are located in this diagram?the cool air sinks creating high pressure and warm air rises creating low pressurethe cool air rises creating high pressure and warm air sinks creating low pressurethe cool air sinks creating low pressure and warm air rises creating high pressurethe cool air rises creating low pressure and warm air sinks creating high pressure
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhy would the wind blow from the land (cool air) to the water (warm air)?the wind always blows low to high pressurethe wind always blows warm to coolthe wind always blows from high to low pressurethe wind always blows from the land
- 33. Multiple ChoiceSteady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.Prevailing westerliesHorse latitudesTrade windsPolar easterlies
- 34. Multiple ChoiceSteady winds that flow from west to east between latitude lines 30°N and 60°N and 30°S and 60°S.DoldrumsPrevailing westerliesPolar easterliesTrade winds
- 35. Multiple ChoiceHigh winds near top of troposphere generally flowing west to east and are able to influence the weather.DoldrumsPolar easterliesJet streamsPrevailing westerlies
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