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Which of the following is NOT a driving force behind wind speed and direction in the lower atmosphere?   a. pressure gradient     b. Coriolis effect     c. El Niño     d. wind friction (also known as surface friction) 4. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning oceanic currents?   a. Cold currents flow towards the poles.     b. The east coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.     c. The west coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.     d. Warm currents flow towards the Equator.

Which of the following is NOT a driving force behind wind speed and direction in the lower atmosphere?   a. pressure gradient     b. Coriolis effect     c. El Niño     d. wind friction (also known as surface friction) 4. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning oceanic currents?   a. Cold currents flow towards the poles.     b. The east coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.     c. The west coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.     d. Warm currents flow towards the Equator.

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3. Which of the following is NOT a driving force behind wind speed and direction in the lower atmosphere?
  a. pressure gradient  
  b. Coriolis effect  
  c. El Niño  
  d. wind friction (also known as surface friction)
4. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning oceanic currents?
  a. Cold currents flow towards the poles.  
  b. The east coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.  
  c. The west coasts of continents tend to be influenced by warm currents.  
  d. Warm currents flow towards the Equator.

 

5.

The Coriolis effect causes both ocean gyres and high pressure systems to flow ______ in the Northern Hemisphere and to flow _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
  a. clockwise (Northern Hemisphere); clockwise (Southern Hemisphere)  
  b. clockwise (Northern Hemisphere); counterclockwise (Southern Hemisphere)  
  c. counterclockwise (Northern Hemisphere); clockwise (Southern Hemisphere)  
  d. counterclockwise (Northern Hemisphere); counterclockwise (Southern Hemisphere)

6.

You are on a tropical island located somewhere between 10°N and 10°S of the Equator. Which shoreline of the island will normally be the windiest?
  a. south  
  b. north  
  c. east  
  d. west

8.

Which of the following areas is NOT influenced by a subpolar low pressure cyclonic system?
  a. the coastal waters of southern Alaska  
  b. Iceland  
  c. Hawaii  
  d. the coastal waters surrounding Antarctica

9.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding global pressure belts and wind systems?
  a. The polar regions have well-defined and stationary low pressure cells.  
  b. The mid-latitudes of both hemispheres tend to be dominated by westerlies.  
  c. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a region of high pressure found along the Equator.  
  d. Trade winds are found in the upper mid-latitudes and are westerlies.

10.

The dynamics of the monsoon in South Asia involve which of the following?
  a. a low pressure cell over land and high pressure system over the ocean during the summer, bringing ample amounts of precipitation to South Asia  
  b. a high pressure cell over land and low pressure system over the ocean during the summer, bringing ample amounts of precipitation to South Asia  
  c. a high pressure cell over land and low pressure system over the ocean during the winter, bringing ample amounts of precipitation to South Asia  
  d. a low pressure cell over land and high pressure system over the ocean during the winter, bringing ample amounts of precipitation to South Asia  

11.

The main reason why it is so difficult to breathe at the summit of an extremely high mountain (such as Mount Everest) is because:
  a. there is less oxygen in the air compared to the amount of nitrogen found at sea level.  
  b. the jet stream winds remove the oxygen content from the air, making it difficult to breathe at high elevations.  
  c. air pressure increases with elevation, thus the pressure becomes too great for humans to breathe effectively.  
  d. air pressure decreases with elevation, thus there is less density and increased space between air molecules.

12.

Rossby waves are the result of:
  a. cold polar air pushing into the lower latitudes, form-ing troughs of low pressure, while warm tropical air moves into higher latitudes.  
  b. surface level geostrophic winds creating atmospheric turbulence in the lowest level of the troposphere.  
  c. the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) migrating into a mid-latitude high pressure belt.  
  d. tropical easterlies coming into contact with mid-latitude westerlies, creating atmospheric turbulence.

13.

A low pressure system is characterized by air that ______, while a high pressure system will be characterized by air that ______.
  a. diverges and rises; converges and descends  
  b. diverges and descends; converges and rises  
  c. converges and rises; diverges and descends  
  d. converges and descends; diverges and rises

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