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Chapter 6 quiz attempt 1:
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Winds are named for the direction in which they are blowing.
Selected
Answer:
True
Correct
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Trade winds drive ocean surface waters ________
Selected
Answer:
westwar
d.
Correct
Answer:
westwar
d.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A isoline of equal pressure plotted on a weather map is known as _____
Selected
Answer:
an
isobar.
Correct
Answer:
an
isobar.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The pressure gradient force drives air from areas of higher pressure to
areas of lower pressure.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation is associated with the following except
_________
Selected
Answer:
cooler than normal ocean along the west coast of
South America.
Correct
Answer:
cooler than normal ocean along the west coast of
South America.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Ocean currents play a relatively small role in regulating climate.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Correct
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Unusually strong monsoonal flow has been linked to La Niña.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Winds are named based on _________
Selected
Answer:
the direction from which they
originate.
Correct
Answer:
the direction from which they
originate.
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
If Earth did not rotate, air would flow ____________
Selected
Answer:
perpendicular to the isobars, i.e., straight across
the isobars.
Correct
Answer:
perpendicular to the isobars, i.e., straight across
the isobars.
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
The pressure gradient force and the friction force together produce
geostrophic winds along Earth's surface.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Correct
Answer:
Fals
e
Monday, February 12, 2018 10:24:05 AM PST
Chapter 6 quiz attempt 2:
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
In the Northern Hemispheres, winds spiraling clockwise out of a high
pressure area are ________
Selected
Answer:
anticyclon
ic.
Correct
Answer:
anticyclon
ic.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Low pressure areas are associated with converging, ascending air.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The highest surface air pressure ever recorded occurred when the air was
________
Selected
Answer:
very
cold.
Correct
Answer:
very
cold.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is true of thermohaline circulation?
Selected
Answer:
They are deep currents caused by differences in
temperature and salinity.
Correct
Answer:
They are deep currents caused by differences in
temperature and salinity.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Sometimes the polar jet stream and the subtropical jet stream merge for
brief episodes.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is associated with _________
Selected
Answer:
the equatorial low-pressure
trough.
Correct
Answer:
the equatorial low-pressure
trough.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Normal sea level pressure has a standard value of 1013.2 mb (29.92 in)
of Hg.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents move ________ about high-
pressure cells; in the Southern Hemisphere ocean currents move ________
about high-pressure cells.
Selected
Answer:
clockwise;
counterclockwise
Correct
Answer:
clockwise;
counterclockwise
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Trade winds drive ocean surface waters ________
Selected
Answer:
westwar
d.
Correct
Answer:
westwar
d.
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
The polar high is more pronounced over ________ because ________.
Selected
Answer:
The Antarctic; greater
landmass
Correct
Answer:
The Antarctic; greater
landmass
Monday, February 12, 2018 10:55:48 AM PST
Chapter 7 quiz attempt 1:
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following phase changes of water is incorrectly matched?
Selected
Answer:
Vaporization: solid to
gas
Correct
Answer:
Vaporization: solid to
gas
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A stable air parcel resists upward displacement.
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