In the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds tend to blow ____ and ____ around an area of surface low pressure.
A) clockwise; inward
B) clockwise; outward
C) counterclockwise; inward
D) counterclockwise; outward
Question 2Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Upwelling is strongest and surface water is coolest where wind flows PARALLEL AWAY FROM the coast.
Question 3A towering cloud, or cluster of clouds, accompanied by thunder, lightning, strong gusty winds, and heavy rain is called a(n) ____.
A) hurricane
B) cyclone
C) thunderstorm
D) tornado
Question 4Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The Pacific high drifts northward during the summer. Sinking air on its eastern side produces a strong upper level subsidence inversion, which tends to keep summer weather along the California coast relatively DRY WET.
Question 5Middle-latitude cyclonic storm systems are also known as ____.
A) anticyclones
B) hurricanes
C) extratropical cyclones
D) tornadoes
Question 6Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The term horse latitudes refers to a region of high pressure where winds are weak and precipitation is PLENTIFUL SCARCE.
Question 7A tropical storm system with winds in excess of 74 mi/hr in the eastern Pacific is called a(n) ____.
A) anticyclone
B) tornado
C) extratropical cyclone
D) hurricane
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