Question Set 14 Flashcards
Surface wind speeds are measured with a/an
a) wind vane.
b) anemometer.
c) barometer.
d) All of the above can be used to measure surface wind speed.
b) anemometer.
A wind direction of 240o is blowing from the
a) Southwest.
b) Northwest.
c) Northeast.
d) Southeast.
a) Southwest.
Wind information away from the Earth’s surface can be obtained using
a) weather balloons (i.e., radiosondes).
b) instrumented aircraft.
c) weather satellites and RADAR.
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above.
The atmospheric scales listed largest to smallest are
a) Synoptic, Global, Mesoscale, Microscale
b) Global, Synoptic, Mesoscale, Microscale
c) Global, Mesoscale, Microscale. Synoptic
d) Mesoscale, Global, Synoptic, Microscale
b) Global, Synoptic, Mesoscale, Microscale
Which of the following circulation patterns/features would most likely persist for the longest period of time in the atmosphere?
a) a mesoscale thunderstorm cell
b) a synoptic scale surface low pressure system
c) a synoptic scale tropical cyclone
d) a global-scale long wave pattern
d) a global-scale long wave pattern
Which of the following circulation patterns/features would be the smallest circulation pattern/feature in the atmosphere?
a) a mesoscale thunderstorm cell
b) a synoptic scale surface low pressure system
c) a synoptic scale tropical cyclone
d) a global-scale long wave pattern
a) a mesoscale thunderstorm cell
Turbulence in the atmosphere can be produced by
a) the heating of the ground.
b) wind shear.
c) Both a) and b).
d) Neither a) or b).
c) Both a) and b).
A circulation feature that occurs at a particular location due to the presence of a coastline or varying topography would be called a
a) local wind system.
b) global wind system.
c) trade wind.
d) None of the above.
a) local wind system.
A sea breeze will blow from
a) land to water during the nighttime.
b) land to water during the daytime.
c) water to land during the daytime.
d) water to land during the nighttime.
c) water to land during the daytime.
Why are there sea/land breezes?
a) The difference in friction between land and water.
b) The differential heating/cooling of land and water.
c) The pressure gradient force balances the Coriolis force.
d) None of the above.
b) The differential heating/cooling of land and water.
A monsoon is
a) a heavy rainstorm.
b) a seasonal reversal of the wind (from land to ocean in the winter, from ocean to land in the summer).
c) a seasonal reversal of the wind (from ocean to land in the winter, from land to ocean in the summer).
d) rarely observed in the atmosphere.
b) a seasonal reversal of the wind (from land to ocean in the winter, from ocean to land in the summer).
A valley breeze will blow
a) downslope during the daytime.
b) downslope during the nighttime.
c) upslope during the daytime.
d) upslope during the nighttime.
c) upslope during the daytime.
A warm, dry wind that blows down the eastern (leeward) slopes of the Rockies is called the _____ wind.
a) valley
b) chinook
c) trade
d) None of the above.
b) chinook
The region of the planetary circulation that separates the northeast trade winds from the southeast trade winds near the surface of the Earth can be referred to as the region of the
a) intertropical convergence zone.
b) subpolar low.
c) polar front.
d) All of the above.
a) intertropical convergence zone.
The pressure features of the general circulation pattern in the northern hemisphere listed north to south are:
a) equatorial low, subtropical high, subpolar low, polar high
b) subtropical high, subpolar low, polar high, equatorial low
c) polar high, subpolar low, subtropical high, equatorial low
d) polar high, equatorial low, subtropical high, subpolar low
c) polar high, subpolar low, subtropical high, equatorial low
