earth science

Question 1

1.Which of the following is FALSE?

Midlatitude cyclones are primary weather producers in North America.

Midlatitude cyclones are associated with areas of low pressure.

Anticyclones are associated with low pressure.

Anticyclones rotate in the clockwise direction.

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Question 2

1.A sea breeze usually originates during the:

evening and flows toward the land.

day and flows toward the land.

evening and flows toward the water.

day and flows toward the water.

4 points   

Question 3

1.What pressure zone is associated with abundant precipitation and warm temperatures?

Subtropical high

Equatorial low

Subpolar low

Polar easterlies

4 points   

Question 4

1.A subpolar low (polar front) is:

a zone where the trade winds meet.

the forward edge of the Antarctic ice cap.

a zone where the polar easterlies and the westerlies converge.

the boundary between frozen sea water and liquid sea water.

4 points   

Question 5

1.When an active cold front overtakes a warm front and results in a complex weather, it is known as:

overrunning.

wind shear.

lake effect snows.

occluded front.

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Question 6

1.A land breeze usually originates during the:

evening and flows toward the land.

day and flows toward the land.

evening and flows toward the water.

day and flows toward the water.

4 points   

Question 7

1.The Fujita scale measures tornado intensity by estimates of __________ and ___________.

wind speed; deaths

wind speed; damage

suction; lightening

wind duration; path

4 points   

Question 8

1.In the Southern Hemisphere the winds around an anti-cyclonic high blow:

clockwise and toward the center.

counterclockwise and toward the center.

clockwise and outward from the center.

counterclockwise and outward from the center.

4 points   

Question 9

1.Air masses are classified according to their:

longitude.

latitude.

source region.

relation to the equator.

4 points   

Question 10

1.Subtropical highs are responsible for:

rainforests.

deserts.

glacial melt.

alpine conditions.