Air Pressure And Winds

Question 1

Geostrophic winds

Answer 1

Wind that flows in a straight path, parallel to the isobars at a constant speed

Question 2

Cyclonic flow

Answer 2

Area of low pressure around which the wind blows counterclockwise

Question 3

What is cold air associated with?

Answer 3

Low atmospheric pressure

Question 4

What is warm air associated with?

Answer 4

High atmospheric pressure

Question 5

Pressure gradient=

Answer 5

Difference in pressure/distance

Question 6

Ridge

Answer 6

An elongated area of high atmospheric pressure

Question 7

Surface map

Answer 7

A map that shows the distribution of sea level pressure with isobars and weather phenomena

Question 8

Air pressure

Answer 8

The mass of air above a given level

Question 9

North to south wind flow

Answer 9

Meridional

Question 10

As height increases, atmospheric pressure ______

Answer 10

Decreases

Question 11

Anticyclonic flow

Answer 11

Clockwise flow of air around a high

Question 12

What three things do widely spaced ice bars indicate?

Answer 12

Gentle pressure gradients, weak forces, light winds

Question 13

Anti-cyclone

Answer 13

Area of high pressure around which the wind blows clockwise

Question 14

Pressure gradient force

Answer 14

The force due to differences in pressure within the atmosphere that causes air to move and hence the wind blow

Question 15

Prevailing wind

Answer 15

Name given to the wind direction most often observed during a given time period

Question 16

What does the Coriolis effect due to the wind?

Answer 16

It causes the wind to deflect to the right of its intended path in the northern hemisphere

Question 17

What 3 things do closely spaced isobars indicate?

Answer 17

Strong forces, steep pressure gradients, Highwinds

Question 18

West to east wind flow

Answer 18

Zonal

Question 19

Coriolis force

Answer 19

Force that is due to the rotation of the earth

Question 20

Mid latitude cyclonic storms

Answer 20

A cyclonic storm that most often forms along a front in middle and high latitudes

Question 21

The stronger the wind the _______ deflection

Answer 21

Greater

Question 22

Troughs

Answer 22

An elongated area of low atmospheric pressure