Fast moving currents of air found near the top of the troposphere are called

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Standard sea level pressure in millibars is

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Standard sea level pressure in inches of mercury is

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The mercurial barometer was invented by

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Which of these instruments is NOT used to measure air pressure?

a)mercurial barometer

b)aneriod barometer

c)barograph

d)anemometer

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An altimeter is an adaptation of the

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The force that generates wind is

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Which of these factors influence the magnitude of the Coriolis force?

a)wind speed

b)latitude

c)wind direction

d)both wind speed and latitude

both wind speed and latitude

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Lines on a weather map connecting places of equal air pressure are called

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Closely spaced isobars often indicate

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A steep pressure gradient

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Widely spaced isobars often indicte

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The Coriolis effect influences

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds associated with a low pressure system (cyclone) blow

COUNTERCLOCKWISE and TOWARD the center

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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high pressure system blow

CLOCKWISE and OUTWARD from the center

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If Earth were not rotating

air would move directly from high to low pressure

are generally faster than surface winds

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High air pressure systems are usually associated with

a)diverging winds

b)decending air

c)clear weather

d)all of these

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Low air pressure systems are usually associated with

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In the Southern Hemisphere, the winds associated with a low pressure system blos

CLOCKWISE and TOWARD the center

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If "fair" weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be

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If stormy weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be

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Most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?

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Another name for the area of equatorial lows is the

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This pressure zone is associated with abundant precipitation and warm temperatures.

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The subpolar low (polar front) is

A zone where the polar easterlies and the westerlies converge

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When are upper air winds faster?

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A Santa Ana (or Chinook or Foehn) wind is a

very dry, warm wind flowing down a mountain slope

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A sea breeze usually originates during the

day and flows toward the land

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A land breeze usually originates during the

evening and flows toward the water

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Fast moving currents of air found near the top of the troposphere are called

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What is the technical name for a high pressure center?

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Low pressure systems are usually associated with clear weather

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Cyclones are usually associated with stormy weather

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If the barometer indicated 1020 millibars, air pressure would be considered high

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The Coriolis effect is strongest at the equator and diminishes in strength poleward.

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The pressure gradient force is the driving force behind wind.

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A southwest wind blows toward the northeast.

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An isobar is a line connecting places of equal humidity.

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Anticyclones characteristically have winds blowing out from their centers.

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The ultimate cause of a sea breeze is the unequal heating of land and water.

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Horizontal movement of air is called wind.

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A mountain breeze is best developed in the hottest part of the day.

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The region where the trade winds meet is also called the DOLDRUMS

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Most of the people living in the United States are under the influence of the wind belt known as the westerlies.

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Closely spaced isobars indicate high wind speeds.

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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds blow clockwise and outward from the center of anticyclones.