7. A land breeze usually occurs:
a. During the afternoon when the land is warmer than the sea
b. During the night when land is cooler than the sea
c. During the morning when the land is warming up
d. During midday when the sun is directly overhead
answer: b
8. The polar jet stream is found in the _______.
a. Polar front region
b. Subtropical high region
c. Equatorial low region
d. Intertropical Convergence Zone
answer: a
9. A monsoon is characterized by _______.
a. Seasonal reversal of wind direction
b. Cold, dry conditions
c. Persistent westerly winds
d. Localized upslope winds
answer: a
10. The trade winds are part of which global circulation cell?
a. Polar cell
b. Ferrel cell
c. Hadley cell
d. Walker cell
answer: c
1. Which of the following scales of atmospheric motion is most accurate?
a. Microscale—Hurricanes
b. Synoptic scale—Dust devils
c. Mesoscale—Tornadoes
d. Planetary scale—Lake breeze
e. Macroscale—Santa Ana
answer: c
2. Sea breezes _______.
a. Are local winds blowing from the sea during the afternoon in coastal areas
b. Require a surface region of high pressure inland
c. Occur when the temperature at the seashore is higher than that inland
d. Are usually less intense than land breezes
e. All of these are correct
answer: e
3. Isolated cumulus clouds that form above mountain peaks are often associated with ______.
a. Chinook winds
b. Mountain breezes
c. Fall winds
d. Sea breezes
e. Valley breezes
answer: e
4. A katabatic wind is a _______, _______ wind.
a. Cold, upslope
b. Warm and moist, upslope
c. Cold, downslope
d. Very dry warm, downslope
e. None of these are correct
answer: c
5. A warm, dry wind that moves downslope can be called a ______.
a. Chinook
b. Mistral
c. Fall wind
d. Haboob
e. Bora
answer: a
6. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is characterized by: ________.
a. Convergence and uplift of warm surface air
b. Convergence and subsidence of cold surface air
c. Divergence and uplift of warm surface air
d. Divergence and subsidence of cold surface air
answer: a
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