IPS1501 Assignment 4 Year Module Due 28 August 2023

IPS1501 Assignment 4 Year Module (Due: 28 August 2023) Which of the following conditions would lead to a motion that is NOT geostrophic flow? a. motion near the surface b. being in the Southern Hemisphere c. straight, parallel isobars d. Pressure gradient force cancels the Coriolis force e. the absence of friction For geostrophic flow the wind moves parallel to the isobars with the lower pressures on the _____ if you are looking in the direction the wind is blowing toward. Which wind flow is caused by straight isobars in the absence of friction? Which of the following is true for both geostrophic flow and gradient flow? a. The pressure gradient force and Coriolis force are not in balance. b. The wind follows the isobars. c. The isobars are curved. d. Wind blows in a straight line. e. The speed of the wind changes. What is a Hadley Cell? a. a large convection cell of ocean water that rises near the equator due to heating of water b. a large convection cell of air that rises near the equator due to heating of air c. a large convection cell of air that rises near the equator due to the Coriolis Effect d. a large convection cell of ocean water that rises near the equator due to the Coriolis Effect What is the intertropical convergence zone? a. the region of falling air and low pressure near the equator b. the region of rising air and low pressure near the equator c. the region of rising air and high pressure near the equator d. the region of falling air and high pressure near the equator What type of weather would you expect to encounter along the intertropical convergence zone? a. cloudy conditions and high rainfall b. cloudy conditions and moderate rainfall c. mixed cloudy and clear conditions and high rainfall d. mixed cloudy and clear conditions and low rainfall e. cloudy conditions and low annual rainfall What features are found near the subtropical high-pressure systems? a. large lake systems b. large desert systems c. large organic-material-rich systems d. large rain systems e. large Coriolis systems What type of weather would you expect to encounter along the polar front? a. clear conditions and little precipitation b. cloudy conditions and abundant precipitation c. cloudy conditions and little precipitation d. clear conditions and abundant precipitation You think an El Niño may be starting because you observe that ____________ are increasing off the coast of Peru. The __________ are holding strong throughout the arrays, suggesting no El Niño yet. The ________________ over the eastern part of the TAO array suggest an El Niño may be coming. The extended _______________ in the TRITON array is falling, suggesting the El Niño may be ending soon. During normal conditions, warmer water is in at the ____ Pacific, while cooler water in in the _____ Pacific During el nino, warmer water is in at the ____ Pacific, while cooler water in in the _____ Pacific During la nina, warmer water is in at the ____ Pacific, while cooler water in in the _____ Pacific In normal conditions, air pressure is lower in the _____ Pacific During el nino, air pressure is lower in the _____ Pacific During la nina, air pressure is lower in the _____ Pacific During el nino, trade winds ______ and blow from Western to Eastern Pacific Not all questions included; see assignment What must break in order for water to change from solid to liquid to gas? -Covalent bonds between water molecules -Hydrogen bonds within water molecules -Covalent bonds within water molecules -Ionic bonds within water molecules -Hydrogen bonds between water molecules How much heat energy is needed to melt 1 gram of ice? Why does temperature NOT initially increase as energy is added after ice begins to melt? - The added energy is used to form hydrogen bonds between water molecules. - The added energy is used to break hydrogen bonds within water molecules. - The added energy is used to break hydrogen bonds between water molecules. - The added energy is used to form hydrogen bonds within water molecules. What physically breaks hydrogen bonds between water molecules as ice melts? - The mass of water molecules - The movement of water molecules - Covalent bonds of water molecules - The polarity of water molecules What do we call the energy used to melt ice once the ice becomes water? - Latent heat of fusion - Latent heat of melting - Latent heat of vaporization - Latent heat of condensation How much heat energy is needed to turn 1 gram of water at 100 degrees Celsius into water vapor? How can water vapor become ice? A large system of rotating ocean currents, usually driven by the major wind belts, is called a(n) __________. The current in the northwestern part of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre that transports warm water toward the North Atlantic is called the __________.