What are the antitrade winds?
A. eastward-blowing surface winds
B. upper-atmosphere winds over the subtropics
C. westward-blowing surface winds
D. upper-atmosphere winds over the tropics
E. easterly-blowing surface winds over the poles
Question 2What are the reliable winds of commerce that blow eastward in the tropics?
A. jet stream
B. trade winds
C. polar easterlies
D. midlatitude westerlies
E. doldrums
Question 3What is the area of descending air typically found nearby the worlds deserts?
A. trade winds
B. subtropical high
C. westerlies
D. polar highs
E. ITCZ
Question 4What is NOT true about the Hadley cell circulation pattern?
A. It occurs in tropical regions.
B. Air descends over the subtropics.
C. It is initiated by warm rising air in the ITCZ.
D. It generates two major global wind patterns.
E. It is associated with clear conditions at the ITCZ.
Question 5Which direction do winds travel around a surface high-pressure system in the Southern Hemisphere?
A. counterclockwise and outward
B. clockwise and inward
C. clockwise and outward
D. counterclockwise and inward
E. counterclockwise and parallel to the isobars
Question 6What atmospheric circulation is associated with clear conditions?
A. cyclones
B. thermal low
C. anticyclones
D. geostrophic winds
E. dynamic low
Question 7Which force does NOT work on upper-atmosphere winds?
A. Coriolis
B. pressure gradient
C. centrifugal
D. cyclonic
E. friction
Question 8Question 9What is true about pressure differences on the ground?
A. High or low areas are relative to nearby values.
B. Troughs are related to relative high pressure areas.
C. High or low areas are always related to fixed values.
D. Ridges are related to relative low-pressure areas.
E. Pressure is mapped using lines called millibars.
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