Air Pressure And Wind

Question 0

Variation in air pressure from place to place are the principal cause of

Answer 0

Wind

Question 1

The Coriolis effect influence

Answer 1

Wind direction

Question 2

What is the ultimate energy source for most wind

Answer 2

Solar radiation

Question 3

the force exerted by the weight of the air above is called

Answer 3

Air pressure

Question 4

In the a hemisphere winds associated with l pressure system blow in which direction

Answer 4

Clockwise toward center

Question 5

What are the forces that influence wind

Answer 5

Coriolis effect, pressure, gradient friction

Question 6

A sea breeze usual originates during the

Answer 6

Day and flow toward land

Question 7

Wind are labeled according to which of the following

Answer 7

The direction from which they blew

Question 8

a wind that consistently blow more often from 1 direction that from any other is called a

Answer 8

Prevailing winds

Question 9

Slandered sea level pressure in millibars is

Answer 9

1013.2 mb

Question 10

High altitude high velocity rivers of air called

Answer 10

Jet stream

Question 11

If earth did not rotate how would air at the equator move

Answer 11

Air would rise and move upward

Question 12

Which surface winds blow between the subtropical high and the equator

Answer 12

Trade wind

Question 13

In the northern hemisphere winds associated with a high pressure system blow in which direction

Answer 13

Clockwise outward

Question 14

Which instrument is used to measure wind speed

Answer 14

Cup

Question 15

In the northern hemisphere winds associated with a low pressure system blow in which direction

Answer 15

Conterclockwise center

Question 16

Seasonal changes in wind direction associated with late land masses and adjacent to waterbodies

Answer 16

Moonsoons

Question 17

Near the equator rising air is associated with a pressure zone known as

Answer 17

Equatorial low

Question 18

Fair weather can usually be expected with the approach if which of the following

Answer 18

Anticyclone

Question 19

Valley and mountain breeze are examples

Answer 19

Local winds

Question 20

Which force generates winds

Answer 20

Pressure difference

Question 21

Center of low pressure

Answer 21

Cyclone

Question 22

What is the sea saw pattern if atmospheric pressure between eastern and western pacific

Answer 22

Southern oscillation

Question 23

high pressure system are usually associated with which of the following

Answer 23

Descending air
Clear wether
Dry conditions

Question 24

A land breeze usually originates during the

Answer 24

Evening and flows toward the water

Question 25

Deserts of the Sahara and Australia are associated with the —–zone

Answer 25

Subtropical high pressure

Question 26

What can be impacted by El Niño

Answer 26

Fishing industry climate and arming industry

Question 27

air subsides in the center of a

Answer 27

High pressure system

Question 28

What instrument are used to measure air pressure

Answer 28

Mercurial
Aneroid
Barograph