GEOG 1900 Final Exam: Questions/Solutions (100%)
Which of the following pairs of gases is mainly responsible for the
atmospheric greenhouse effect in the earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen and nitrogen
Nitrogen and CO2
Water vapor and carbon dioxide
ozone and oxygen Correct Ans - Water vapor and carbon dioxide
A Wind reported as 90 degrees would be blowing from the
North
East
South
West Correct Ans - East
Which of the following is NOT a location where mid-latitude cyclones tend to
form?
Alberta, Canada
Ohio
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico Correct Ans - Ohio
In terms of the three-cell model of general atmospheric circulations, areas of
surface low pressure should be found at:
0 and 90
0 and 60
30 and 60
30 and 90 Correct Ans - 0 and 60
The main reason Santa Ana winds are warm is
the latent heat of rising air
that sinking air warms by compression
that condensation occurs
non of the above; Santa Ana winds are cold winds Correct Ans - That
sinking air warms by compression
Many of the world's deserts are found at 30 degrees latitude because
the intertropical convergence zone is located there
, of the presence of polar lows
of the sinking air of the subtropical highs
none of the above. Deserts do not commonly occur near 30 degrees latitude
Correct Ans - of the sinking air of the subtropical highs
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with freezing rain
Warm Front
Cold Front
Dry Line
Stationary Front Correct Ans - Warm Front
The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is closest to which of the
following
1012 mb
30 mb
960 mb
0 mb Correct Ans - 1012 mb
Which of the following locations is a good source region for cT air mass?
Central Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Central Canada Correct Ans - Central Mexico
The wind around a high pressure system at the surface in the Northern
Hemisphere moves
counterclockwise and outwards from the center
counterclockwise and inwards toward the center
clockwise and outward from the center
clockwise and inward toward the center Correct Ans - clockwise and
outward from the center
When the upper-level winds move in a more or less west to eat direction, the
wind flow pattern is called
gradient
meridional
zonal
centripetal Correct Ans - zonal
Which of the following pairs of gases is mainly responsible for the
atmospheric greenhouse effect in the earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen and nitrogen
Nitrogen and CO2
Water vapor and carbon dioxide
ozone and oxygen Correct Ans - Water vapor and carbon dioxide
A Wind reported as 90 degrees would be blowing from the
North
East
South
West Correct Ans - East
Which of the following is NOT a location where mid-latitude cyclones tend to
form?
Alberta, Canada
Ohio
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico Correct Ans - Ohio
In terms of the three-cell model of general atmospheric circulations, areas of
surface low pressure should be found at:
0 and 90
0 and 60
30 and 60
30 and 90 Correct Ans - 0 and 60
The main reason Santa Ana winds are warm is
the latent heat of rising air
that sinking air warms by compression
that condensation occurs
non of the above; Santa Ana winds are cold winds Correct Ans - That
sinking air warms by compression
Many of the world's deserts are found at 30 degrees latitude because
the intertropical convergence zone is located there
, of the presence of polar lows
of the sinking air of the subtropical highs
none of the above. Deserts do not commonly occur near 30 degrees latitude
Correct Ans - of the sinking air of the subtropical highs
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with freezing rain
Warm Front
Cold Front
Dry Line
Stationary Front Correct Ans - Warm Front
The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is closest to which of the
following
1012 mb
30 mb
960 mb
0 mb Correct Ans - 1012 mb
Which of the following locations is a good source region for cT air mass?
Central Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Central Canada Correct Ans - Central Mexico
The wind around a high pressure system at the surface in the Northern
Hemisphere moves
counterclockwise and outwards from the center
counterclockwise and inwards toward the center
clockwise and outward from the center
clockwise and inward toward the center Correct Ans - clockwise and
outward from the center
When the upper-level winds move in a more or less west to eat direction, the
wind flow pattern is called
gradient
meridional
zonal
centripetal Correct Ans - zonal
