GY 101 - Chapter 5 (UA) Questions and
Answers.
A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, and windiness at a specific time describe
that region's ______.
a) weather b) climate c) atmosphere - Answer a) weather
At high latitudes, the ______ cell is influenced by a high-pressure system at the poles and
easterly winds.
a) Ferrel b) Hadley c) polar - Answer c) polar
An air ______ is a large body of air with relatively uniform temperature and moisture.
mass
cloud
form - Answer mass
The area between two different air masses is called a ______.
front
Rossby wave
jet stream - Answer front
Lines on a map that connect areas of equal air pressure are ______.
wind barbs
isobars
isohypses - Answer isobars
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, and windiness all define an area's ( ) at a specific time. -
Answer weather
The polar cell is formed by air sinking at the ( ) and rising at mid-latitudes. - Answer poles
A body of air with relatively uniform ______ is called an air mass.
weight
volume
moisture
, temperature - Answer moisture and temperature
A front is the narrow zone between two different ______.
oceans
mountains
air masses - Answer air masses
Any enclosed area of low atmospheric pressure is a ______.
hurricane
tornado
cyclone - Answer cyclone
Isobars are lines on maps that connect areas that have equal air ______.
temperature
pressure
density - Answer pressure
In the Northern Hemisphere, a bend to the north in the polar front jet stream is called a
______.
ridge
trough - Answer ridge
An Alberta Clipper is a cyclone storm formed on the ______, leeward side of the Rockies in
Canada.
west
east
north
south - Answer east
A ______-latitude cyclone is formed when a cold air mass meets a warmer one along a frontal
boundary.
high
low
mid - Answer mid
Answers.
A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, and windiness at a specific time describe
that region's ______.
a) weather b) climate c) atmosphere - Answer a) weather
At high latitudes, the ______ cell is influenced by a high-pressure system at the poles and
easterly winds.
a) Ferrel b) Hadley c) polar - Answer c) polar
An air ______ is a large body of air with relatively uniform temperature and moisture.
mass
cloud
form - Answer mass
The area between two different air masses is called a ______.
front
Rossby wave
jet stream - Answer front
Lines on a map that connect areas of equal air pressure are ______.
wind barbs
isobars
isohypses - Answer isobars
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, and windiness all define an area's ( ) at a specific time. -
Answer weather
The polar cell is formed by air sinking at the ( ) and rising at mid-latitudes. - Answer poles
A body of air with relatively uniform ______ is called an air mass.
weight
volume
moisture
, temperature - Answer moisture and temperature
A front is the narrow zone between two different ______.
oceans
mountains
air masses - Answer air masses
Any enclosed area of low atmospheric pressure is a ______.
hurricane
tornado
cyclone - Answer cyclone
Isobars are lines on maps that connect areas that have equal air ______.
temperature
pressure
density - Answer pressure
In the Northern Hemisphere, a bend to the north in the polar front jet stream is called a
______.
ridge
trough - Answer ridge
An Alberta Clipper is a cyclone storm formed on the ______, leeward side of the Rockies in
Canada.
west
east
north
south - Answer east
A ______-latitude cyclone is formed when a cold air mass meets a warmer one along a frontal
boundary.
high
low
mid - Answer mid
