WEAX 201 Mod 6 Wx Check

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Score for this attempt: 86 out of 100 Submitted Nov 26 This attempt took 37 minutes. Question 1 10 / 10 pts Match each weather phenomena listed below to its appropriate scale of motion. a large hurricane that impacts Florida and the Gulf of Mexico for over a week the polar jet stream a Santa Ana wind event a wind gust Question 2 7 / 7 pts Which statement concerning the planetary boundary layer is true? it is the layer of atmosphere influenced by surface friction its depth typically extends to over 10,000 feet above ground level it is the layer of atmosphere directly affected by upper level wind features its depth is not affected by surface heating or terrain Question 3 7 / 7 pts As wind velocity increases, the force of the wind over an area increases by the same proportion. True False Question 4 7 / 7 pts Thermal circulations are produced: only on the global scale, i.e., the Hadley cell due to radiational heating and cooling in the upper troposphere by the heating and cooling of the atmosphere near the ground

only at coastlines and in mountainous regions IncorrectQuestion 5 0 / 7 pts Which of the following correctly describes the typical sea breeze circulation? surface winds blow parallel to the coastline, with the warmer air to the left of the wind direction surface winds blow from land to sea at the surface, low pressure forms over the ocean while high pressure develops over land air rises over land and sinks over the ocean Question 6 10 / 10 pts Match each description with the correct name of the local wind system being described. warm, dry downslope wind affecting Southern California winds blowing from a valley up a mountain slope a seasonally changing wind rotating column of air that forms on a clear hot day over a dry surface IncorrectQuestion 7 0 / 7 pts Based on meteorology conventions for describing wind direction, which one of the following statements is correct? A land breeze is an offshore wind. A mountain breeze is an upslope wind. Along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, an upslope wind is a west wind. An east wind blows toward the east. Question 8 7 / 7 pts When __________ is added to the single cell model of global circulation, the single cell convection system becomes a three cell convection system. Earth rotation

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