Question 1

The average winds aloft are strongest in

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A)   summer.
B)   winter.
C)   fall.
D)   spring.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is

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A)   Brazil current.
B)   Humbolt current.
C)   Benguela current.
D)   El Niño.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A westerly wind means that the atmosphere

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A)   would act to decrease the rotation of the earth.
B)   is moving faster than the earth spins.
C)   is moving slower than the earth spins.
D)   is moving as fast as the earth rotates.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

If you had to build a bridge linking South America to Africa,at what latitude would you build it? Why?

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Question 5

Briefly describe where each of the following features is found in the earth's general circulation.
horse latitudes trade winds ITCZ
polar front doldrums

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The Earth's general circulation is chara...

Question 6

Air moving eastward more slowly than the earth rotates would appear to be ____ wind to an observer on the earth.

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A)   a counterclockwise
B)   an east
C)   an upward
D)   a westE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The southern hemisphere has ____ semi-permanent lows than the northern hemisphere.

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A)   fewer
B)   moreC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 8

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a region where

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A)   the polar front meets the subtropical high.
B)   northeast trades meet the southeast trades.
C)   northeast trades converge with the subtropical high.
D)   the Ferrel cell converges with the Hadley cell.
E)   polar easterlies converge with the air at the doldrums.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

At jet streak is a place where ____ is (are) often found.

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A)   clear air turbulence
B)   strong vertical wind speed shear
C)   very strong winds
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts ____ in winter and ____ in summer.

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A)   northward,southward
B)   southward,northward
C)   eastward,westward
D)   westward,eastwardE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If the earth's surface was homogeneous (either all land or all water) ,

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A)   the semipermanent highs and lows would be stronger.
B)   the semipermanent highs and lows would be weaker.
C)   the semipermanent highs and lows would disappear altogether.
D)   the semipermanent highs and lows wouldn't change in intensity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

What changes might you expect to see in the earth's general circulation if the earth's rotation were in the opposite direction?

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If the Earth's rotation were in the oppo...

Question 13

The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is due mainly to

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A)   the California current.
B)   oceanic fronts.
C)   upwelling.
D)   cold air moving over the water.
E)   evaporation.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

In the Northern Hemisphere,the polar jet stream is strongest when

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A)   air north of the polar front is much colder than air south of the polar front.
B)   air north of the polar front is much warmer than air south of the polar front.
C)   air temperatures on opposite sides of the polar front are about equal.
D)   air temperatures on the East Coast of the US are much colder than on the West Coast of the U.S.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

What is the polar jet stream and where is it found?

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Question 16

The reversal of the positions of surface high and low pressure at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean is called

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A)   El Niño.
B)   the Southern Oscillation.
C)   upwelling.
D)   La Niña.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

During a major El Niño event,

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A)   Peruvian fishermen harvest a record amount of fish near Christmas time.
B)   extensive ocean warming occurs over the tropical Pacific.
C)   the Northeast trade winds increase in strength.
D)   California experiences severe drought conditions.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

The wind belt observed on the poleward side of the polar front is called the

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A)   polar easterlies.
B)   prevailing westerlies.
C)   northeast trades.
D)   doldrums.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How does El Niño change the weather where you live?

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Question 20

Jet streams sometimes split into two branches.

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A) True 
 B)False

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