ATOC1050 CU Boulder Exam #2 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ATOC1050 CU Boulder Exam #2 ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Surface air is warmer and frier as a result from compressional heating in a downslope wind.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True


An altimeter is often just an aneroid barometer that has been calibrated to indicate altitude.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True


Clouds, fogs, and precipitation are more likely to form where prevailing winds are upslope
than where the winds are downslope. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True


Cumulus cloud formation above a mountain in the early afternoon could indicate a well-
developed valley breeze. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True


The polar jet stream is strongest in the winter when surface temperature contrasts are greatest.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True


The Coriolis force is the force that causes wind to blow. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅False


Two parcels of air with the same volume and temperature will also always have the same
pressure. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False


A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States
and a cold southward moving current is found along the west coast. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅True


Upper-level winds blow from west to east in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True

,Surface winds and upper-level winds blow in the same direction in a thermal direction. (T/F)
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False


The large red L's on a surface map represent centers of low pressure, also known as _____
storms.
a) high-latitude anti-cyclonic
b) mid-latitude cyclonic
c) high-latitude cyclonic

d) mid-latitude anti-cyclonic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b


The ideal setting for a _____ wind to form is an elevated plateau surrounded by mountains,
with an opening that sloped rapidly downhill.
a) valley
b) katabatic
c) chinook

d) Santa Ana - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b


In Honolulu, Hawaii (latitude 21* N), you would most likely experience winds blowing from
the _____.
a) northeast
b) south
c) southwest

d) northwest - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a


Many of the world's deserts are found near 30* latitude because _____.
a) the intertropical convergence zone is located there
b) of sinking air found near the polar front
c) of the convergence of the prevailing westerlies and the northeast trade winds

d) of the sinking air of the subtropical highs - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d


The heat from a chinook wind is generated mainly by _____.

, a) compressional heating
b) sunlight
c) warm ocean air

d) convection - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a


A _____ wind blows at a constant speed parallel to straight line isobars, with the pressure
gradient force (PGF) and the Coriolis force in balance - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c


We can generally expect the air to be _____ above areas of surfaces low pressure and ______
above areas of surface high pressure.
a) rising ; rising
b) rising ; sinking
c) sinking ; sinking

d) sinking ; rising - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b


A wind that blows at a constant speed parallel to curved isobars or contour lines is called a
______ wind.
a) geostrophic
b) cyclonic
c) convergent

d) gradient - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d


On an upper-air chat, normally we find warm air associated with _____ pressure, and cold air
associated with _____ pressure.
a) high ; high
b) high; low
c) low ; low

d) low ; high - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b


Cumulus clouds that appear above isolated mountain peaks are often the result of _____.
a) katabatic winds