GEOG 1900 Exam Questions and Correct Answers |
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1. anemometer
Answer> An instrument used to measure wind speed, by where the direction of the wind comes
from.
2. Weather Balloon
Answer> Measures pressure, altitude, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and
directing (Upper level)
3. General Characteristics of winds and pressure gradients Answer> average surface
pressure - 1013.2 pressure usually between 980-1030
4. temp and pressure relationship
Answer> warm air expands, pressure decreases; cool air contracts, pressure increases 5.
Valley Breeze
Answer> The movement of air created by warm air rising and flowing up the slope of a
mountain.
6. land breeze
Answer> the flow of air from land (high pressure) to a body of water (lower pressure),
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, Occurs and night.
7. pressure gradient force
Answer> air moves from high pressure to lower pressure areas
8. Coriolis effect
Answer> The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
9. geostropic winds
Answer> winds at high levels above the Earth's surface; where pres- sure gradient force equals
the Coriolis force.
10. Cyclones
Answer> counterclockwise in northern hemisphere, inspiraling, coriolis winds slower than
geostrophic
11. anticyclone
Answer> clockwise in northern hemisphere, outspiraling, coriolis winds faster than
geostrophic
12. convergence
Answer> air spinning into a cyclone, low pressure.
13. Divergence
Answer> air spiraling out from anticyclone, high pressure,
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Latest Update 2026/2027 | 100%Solved | Graded A+.
1. anemometer
Answer> An instrument used to measure wind speed, by where the direction of the wind comes
from.
2. Weather Balloon
Answer> Measures pressure, altitude, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and
directing (Upper level)
3. General Characteristics of winds and pressure gradients Answer> average surface
pressure - 1013.2 pressure usually between 980-1030
4. temp and pressure relationship
Answer> warm air expands, pressure decreases; cool air contracts, pressure increases 5.
Valley Breeze
Answer> The movement of air created by warm air rising and flowing up the slope of a
mountain.
6. land breeze
Answer> the flow of air from land (high pressure) to a body of water (lower pressure),
1/
, Occurs and night.
7. pressure gradient force
Answer> air moves from high pressure to lower pressure areas
8. Coriolis effect
Answer> The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
9. geostropic winds
Answer> winds at high levels above the Earth's surface; where pres- sure gradient force equals
the Coriolis force.
10. Cyclones
Answer> counterclockwise in northern hemisphere, inspiraling, coriolis winds slower than
geostrophic
11. anticyclone
Answer> clockwise in northern hemisphere, outspiraling, coriolis winds faster than
geostrophic
12. convergence
Answer> air spinning into a cyclone, low pressure.
13. Divergence
Answer> air spiraling out from anticyclone, high pressure,
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