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University Of Arizona ATMO 170A Chapter 7 1)Which of the following associations is most accurate a

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University Of Arizona

ATMO 170A

Chapter 7

1)Which of the following associations is most accurate

a.            microscale - chinook wind

b.            synoptic scale - sea breeze

c.             mesoscale - land breeze

d.            planetary scale - lake breeze

2.            What term describes air aloft that changes speed or direction

a.            Sea breeze

b.            Long wave

c.             Wind shear

d.            Macroscale circulation

3.            A sea breeze circulation will reverse direction and become a land breeze circulation       

a.            Once every few days

b.            At the beginning and the end of summer

c.             Several times per day

d.            Once per day

4.            A sea breeze circulation is caused by       differences

a.            Humidity

b.            Temperature

c.             Altitude

d.            Surface roughness

5.            The nighttime counterpart of the sea breeze circulation is called a           

a.            Chinook

b.            Santa Ana

c.             Land breeze

d.            Foehn

6.            In Florida, when a sea breeze moving west meets a sea breeze moving east, they form a            

a.            Land breeze

b.            Sea breeze convergence zone

 

c.             Monsoon depression

d.            Thermal ridge

7.            During the summer along the coast, a sea breeze is usually strongest and best developed            .

 

a.            in the afternoon

b.            just after sunrise

c.             around midnight

d.            just before noon

8.            What time of day would you most likely expect thunderstorms to occur on a mountain?

a.            early morning

b.            early afternoon

c.             midnight

d.            early evening

9.            While fly fishing in a mountain stream, you notice that the wind is blowing uphill. From this you might deduce that the wind is a             .

a.            chinook wind

b.            valley breeze

c.             Santa Ana wind

d.            mountain breeze

10.          A valley breeze would develop its maximum strength    .

a.            at sunrise

b.            in early afternoon           

c.             about an hour after sunset

d.            around midnight

11.          Cumulus clouds that appear above isolated mountain peaks are often the result of         .

a.            katabatic winds

b.            mountain winds

c.             valley breezes

d.            Santa Ana winds

12.          The heat from a chinook wind is generated mainly by     .

a.            compressional heating

b.            sunlight

c.             warm ocean water

d.            convection

13.          On the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, chinook winds are enhanced when              .

a.            clouds form and precipitation falls on the windward side of the mountains

b.            the air aloft is cold

c.             the sun is shining

d.            the winds are blowing from the east

14.          Strong Santa Ana winds develop in Los Angeles during the fall when a    pressure center forms to the     of Los Angeles over the Great Basin.

a.            high; northeast

b.            high; southwest

c.             low; northeast

d.            low; southwest

15.          The summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia is characterized by .

a.            wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea

b.            dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea

 

c.             wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land

d.            dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land

16.          The winter monsoon in eastern and southern Asia is characterized by    .

a.            wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea

b.            wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land

c.             dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land

d.            dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea

17.          The cold water observed along the northern California coast in summer is due primarily to           .

a.            evaporation

b.            oceanic fronts

c.             upwelling

d.            the polar front

18.          In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents in the Atlantic and the Pacific move in a generally circular pattern. The direction of this motion is  in the Atlantic and           in the Pacific.

a.            clockwise; counterclockwise

b.            counterclockwise; counterclockwise

c.             clockwise; clockwise

d.            counterclockwise; clockwise

19.          During a major El Niño event,     .

a.            record amounts of fish are harvested at the time of the winter solstice

b.            extensive ocean warming occurs in the eastern tropical Pacific

c.             easterly trade winds increase in strength

d.            extensive upwelling occurs in the eastern tropical Pacific

20.          Great Britain typically has warmer winter temperatures than other areas of similar latitude because of the                .

a.            Labrador Current

b.            Gulf Stream

c.             North Equatorial Current

d.            Agulhas Current

21.          Summertime weather in Northern California often consists of low clouds and fog due to               .

a.            southerly prevailing winds

b.            warm coastal water

c.             cold coastal water

d.            katabatic winds

22.          The tropical western Pacific Ocean regions experience   during strong ENSO events

a.            lower surface air pressure

b.            above average precipitation

c.             stronger than normal trade winds

d.            lower than average sea levels

23.          Surface winds and upper-level winds blow in the same direction in a thermal circulation.

a.            True

b.            False

24.          Cumulus cloud formation above a mountain in the early afternoon could indicate a well- developed valley breeze.

a.            True      

b.            False

25.          Surface air is warmer and drier as a result of compressional heating in a downslope wind.

 

a.            True

b.            False

26.          A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States and a cold southward moving current is found along the west coast.

a.            True

b.            False

 

 

 

 

 

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