GEO EXAM 1 CHAPTER 6 PART 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the "general circulation" of the atmosphere refers to how winds blow, on average, over several years
and not at any particular date or time t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
air flow in a northern hemisphere low-pressure system rotates inward and counter-clockwise, and
ascends in the center of the low t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
the ITCZ stays directly over the equator year-round t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
a monsoon is any heavy rainfall event anywhere in the world t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
in increase in air pressure will cause the mercury in a barometer to _______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅rise
on a weather map of air pressure, what can you infer from a closer spacing of isobars? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a steep pressure gradient creating a faster flow of air
wind is initiated by the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pressure gradient force
if santa flew from the north pole due south along the 100 degree meridian and did not correct his
course, he would land ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅west of the 100 degree meridian
a strong current of wind in the upper troposphere that results from both the pressure gradient force
and the coriolis force - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅jet stream
if earth did not rotate, the upper-level winds in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere would
flow _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅from high pressure to low pressure
ANSWERS
the "general circulation" of the atmosphere refers to how winds blow, on average, over several years
and not at any particular date or time t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
air flow in a northern hemisphere low-pressure system rotates inward and counter-clockwise, and
ascends in the center of the low t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
the ITCZ stays directly over the equator year-round t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
a monsoon is any heavy rainfall event anywhere in the world t/f - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
in increase in air pressure will cause the mercury in a barometer to _______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅rise
on a weather map of air pressure, what can you infer from a closer spacing of isobars? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a steep pressure gradient creating a faster flow of air
wind is initiated by the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pressure gradient force
if santa flew from the north pole due south along the 100 degree meridian and did not correct his
course, he would land ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅west of the 100 degree meridian
a strong current of wind in the upper troposphere that results from both the pressure gradient force
and the coriolis force - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅jet stream
if earth did not rotate, the upper-level winds in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere would
flow _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅from high pressure to low pressure
