GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Along the equatorward edge of the polar cell is a belt polar front
of high-speed westerly winds known as the jet
stream.
2. waves are meanders in the polar front jet rossby
stream.
3. A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, weather
and windiness at a specific time describe that region's
.
4. The northeast winds blow from northeast to trade
southwest at low latitudes, historically influencing
trade routes.
5. A region's is its response at a specific time to weather
changes in moisture, heat, and motion in the atmos-
phere.
6. The ITCZ is a stormy region formed by the conver- intertropic
gence of northeast and southeast trade winds; the
"IT" stands for .
7. At high latitudes, the cell is influenced by a polar
high-pressure system at the poles and easterly winds.
8. Air rising over the and descending at the sub- equator
tropics forms the Hadley cell.
9. The front jet stream is an area of high-speed polar
winds running from west to east along the lower lati-
tude edge of the polar cell.
10. high
, GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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Subtropical -pressure cells are formed by the de-
scending of Hadley cells and result in dry conditions.
11. Rossby waves are bends in the jet stream polar front
12. An air is a large body of air with relatively uni- mass
form temperature and moisture.
13. Between the subtropical jet stream and the equator, northeast
the trade winds blow from the northeast.
14. are distinguished by their temperature, mois- air masses
ture, and geographic characteristics.
15. The Intertropical Convergence Zone is formed by equator
winds converging on both sides of the .
16. A(n) (mP) air mass is characteristically humid maritime, polar
and cold.
17. A cell is formed by the subtropical jet stream as hadley
warm air rises at the ITCZ.
18. Hot and dry air masses that typically occur over land continental tropical
are .
19. Air from the Hadley cell descends at around 30°, form- high
ing a subtropical - pressure zones
20. Arctic and Antarctic (A) air masses form near the poles cold; dry
and are very .
21. A body of air with relatively uniform is called an temperature; moisture
air mass.
, GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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22. Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land continental polar
are .
23. Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically warm; moist
due to their proximity to the equator.
24. A(n) (cT) air mass is characteristically dry and continental tropical
warm because it originates over land in the tropics.
25. Continental tropical (cT) air masses are characteristi- hot; dry
cally .
26. Maritime tropical (mT) air masses are characteristical- warm; moist
ly .
27. The extremely cold and dry air masses that form over arctic; antarctic
the poles are the and .
28. Maritime polar (mP) air masses are characteristically cold; moist
.
29. Continental polar (cP) air masses are characteristically cold; dry
.
30. Air masses that form over the equator and are char- equatorial
acteristically warm and moist are .
31. A(n) (mP) air mass is characteristically hu- maritime polar
mid and cold.
32. Air masses acquire their characteristics . from the region over
which they form
33. maritime tropical
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Warm and moist air masses that typically occur over
oceanic regions are .
34. A front is the narrow zone between two different air masses
.
35. Cool and humid air masses that typically occur over maritime polar
oceanic regions are .
36. Isobars are lines on maps that connect areas that have pressure
equal air .
37. Cold fronts, the leading edges of cold air masses, are blue
represented by a line on weather maps, with tri-
angles pointing in the direction the air mass is moving.
38. Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically warm; mosit
due to their proximity to the equator.
39. Cold air is more dense than warm air, so it moves downward
when the two air masses meet.
40. As air masses acquire the characteristics of the region dry
where they form, an air mass formed over land will
be , whereas one formed over the ocean will be
humid.
41. clouds tend to form along cold fronts. Cumuliform
42. The area between two different air masses is called a front
.
43. Intense, localized precipitation is common along cold
fronts.
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1. Along the equatorward edge of the polar cell is a belt polar front
of high-speed westerly winds known as the jet
stream.
2. waves are meanders in the polar front jet rossby
stream.
3. A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, weather
and windiness at a specific time describe that region's
.
4. The northeast winds blow from northeast to trade
southwest at low latitudes, historically influencing
trade routes.
5. A region's is its response at a specific time to weather
changes in moisture, heat, and motion in the atmos-
phere.
6. The ITCZ is a stormy region formed by the conver- intertropic
gence of northeast and southeast trade winds; the
"IT" stands for .
7. At high latitudes, the cell is influenced by a polar
high-pressure system at the poles and easterly winds.
8. Air rising over the and descending at the sub- equator
tropics forms the Hadley cell.
9. The front jet stream is an area of high-speed polar
winds running from west to east along the lower lati-
tude edge of the polar cell.
10. high
, GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Subtropical -pressure cells are formed by the de-
scending of Hadley cells and result in dry conditions.
11. Rossby waves are bends in the jet stream polar front
12. An air is a large body of air with relatively uni- mass
form temperature and moisture.
13. Between the subtropical jet stream and the equator, northeast
the trade winds blow from the northeast.
14. are distinguished by their temperature, mois- air masses
ture, and geographic characteristics.
15. The Intertropical Convergence Zone is formed by equator
winds converging on both sides of the .
16. A(n) (mP) air mass is characteristically humid maritime, polar
and cold.
17. A cell is formed by the subtropical jet stream as hadley
warm air rises at the ITCZ.
18. Hot and dry air masses that typically occur over land continental tropical
are .
19. Air from the Hadley cell descends at around 30°, form- high
ing a subtropical - pressure zones
20. Arctic and Antarctic (A) air masses form near the poles cold; dry
and are very .
21. A body of air with relatively uniform is called an temperature; moisture
air mass.
, GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
22. Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land continental polar
are .
23. Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically warm; moist
due to their proximity to the equator.
24. A(n) (cT) air mass is characteristically dry and continental tropical
warm because it originates over land in the tropics.
25. Continental tropical (cT) air masses are characteristi- hot; dry
cally .
26. Maritime tropical (mT) air masses are characteristical- warm; moist
ly .
27. The extremely cold and dry air masses that form over arctic; antarctic
the poles are the and .
28. Maritime polar (mP) air masses are characteristically cold; moist
.
29. Continental polar (cP) air masses are characteristically cold; dry
.
30. Air masses that form over the equator and are char- equatorial
acteristically warm and moist are .
31. A(n) (mP) air mass is characteristically hu- maritime polar
mid and cold.
32. Air masses acquire their characteristics . from the region over
which they form
33. maritime tropical
, GY 101 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Warm and moist air masses that typically occur over
oceanic regions are .
34. A front is the narrow zone between two different air masses
.
35. Cool and humid air masses that typically occur over maritime polar
oceanic regions are .
36. Isobars are lines on maps that connect areas that have pressure
equal air .
37. Cold fronts, the leading edges of cold air masses, are blue
represented by a line on weather maps, with tri-
angles pointing in the direction the air mass is moving.
38. Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically warm; mosit
due to their proximity to the equator.
39. Cold air is more dense than warm air, so it moves downward
when the two air masses meet.
40. As air masses acquire the characteristics of the region dry
where they form, an air mass formed over land will
be , whereas one formed over the ocean will be
humid.
41. clouds tend to form along cold fronts. Cumuliform
42. The area between two different air masses is called a front
.
43. Intense, localized precipitation is common along cold
fronts.
