Chapter 4 pt.2

Question 1

Large-scale (global) patterns of solar heating determine __________ and _________ of locations across the earth

Answer 1

temperature

moisture

Question 2

Large-scale (global) _______ of solar heating determine temperature and moisture of locations across the earth

Answer 2

patterns

Question 3

_____ air rises, ____ air sinks

Answer 3

warm

cool

Question 4

As air warms, it absorbs _________

As air cools, moisture ___________ and forms _______

Answer 4

moisture
condenses
clouds

Question 5

Describe atmospheric circulation at the equator.

Answer 5

Warm air rises, cools and so

moisture falls

Question 6

Describe atmospheric circulation at 30oN & S (deserts).

Answer 6

Dry air then falls and

absorbs moisture

Question 7

Describe atmospheric circulation at 60oN & S (temperate).

Answer 7

Cold polar and warm air

meet, climate is moist and cool

Question 8

Heat moves from the equator to the ______

Answer 8

poles

Question 9

Heat moves from the ________ to the poles

Answer 9

equator

Question 10

Earth’s rotation influences direction of _____.

Answer 10

wind

Question 11

Earth rotates from _____ to _____ (counterclockwise

viewed from North Pole)

Answer 11

East

West

Question 12

Earth’s rotation deflects _____ from straight-line path

Answer 12

wind

Question 13

Influence of the earth’s rotation on movement of air

and fluids

Answer 13

Coriolis effect

Question 14

According to the coriolis effec, Earth’s rotation
Turns them _____ in the Northern Hemisphere
Turns them ____ in the Southern Hemisphere

Answer 14

Right

Left

Question 15

Prevailing winds interact with Coriolis forces to produce ocean currents and generate _____

Answer 15

gyres

Question 16

Example: the North Atlantic Ocean
◦ ______ _____ blow west
◦_________ blow east

Answer 16

Trade winds

westerlies

Question 17

Periodic large scale warming of surface waters of

tropical E. Pacific Ocean due to weaker trade winds

Answer 17

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

Question 18

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO); prevents _________ of nutrient-rich waters off South America–> large impacts on fishing

Answer 18

upwelling

Question 19

True or False: We are currently experiencing a large El Niño event

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What’s the difference between weather and climate?

Answer 20

Weather, is the conditions in the atmosphere at a given place and time.
Climate, is the average weather conditions (=pattern) that
occur in a place over a period of years

Question 21

What are the two most important factors in climate?

Answer 21

1. temperature

2. precipitation

Question 22

Temperature, precipitation, and cloudiness are examples of _________

Answer 22

weather