Deck 9: Circulation Patterns of the Atmosphere

Question 1

The zone where the northeasterly trades and the southeasterly trades converge is known as the:

A) Intertropical Convergence Zone
B) Tropical Collision Zone
C) the Horse Latitudes
D) the polar front

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In a Hadley cell, sinking air takes place around:

A) the equatorial zone
B) the subtropics
C) the mid-latitudes
D) the tropical zone, 5-15 degrees N & S

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The convergence zone between tropical and polar air masses and where traveling storms take place occur along:

A) the subtropics
B) polar latitudes
C) sub-polar latitudes
D) various latitudes, both high and low

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Icelandic Low in the N. Atlantic and the ______ in the N. Pacific are regions of frequent storms during the winter season.

A) Japanese Low
B) Canadian Low
C) Aleutian Low
D) Siberian Low

Question 5

The Siberian High:

A) is only found in the winter
B) only occurs in the summer
C) occurs all year
D) only occurs in colder winters

Question 6

The monsoon portions of southern Asia, like India, receive most of their precipitation during the:

A) spring
B) summer
C) fall
D) winter
E) cooler months

Question 7

During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, monsoon winds flow from ______ .

A) the surrounding ocean towards Asia
B) Asia towards the surrounding ocean
C) the Indian Ocean toward India
D) India towards the Siberian low

Question 8

The polar jet stream over North America is _______.

A) stronger and farther south in winter
B) stronger and farther north in winter
C) stronger and farther south in summer
D) stronger and farther north in summer

Question 9

The polar jet stream is maintained by:

A) the Earth's rotation
B) the strong temperature gradient between tropics and polar latitudes
C) conservation of angular momentum
D) conservation of energy

Question 10

In the Northern Hemisphere subtropical highs, winds flowing south _________.

A) are deflected by the Coriolis force into southwesterly winds
B) are deflected by the Coriolis force into northeasterly winds
C) continue south without deflection
D) none of these

Question 11

Very cold, winter air from the Siberian High is blocked from entering India by:

A) the Alps
B) the Ural Mountains
C) the Himalayas
D) Chinese border guards

Question 12

The North Atlantic and N. Pacific subtropical highs move ____ and are ______ in the summer.

A) south, stronger
B) south, weaker
C) north, stronger
D) north, weaker

Question 13

The most dominant winds flowing north out of the subtropical highs of the Northern Hemisphere are:

A) trade winds
B) westerlies
C) polar easterlies
D) northers

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the polar front zone?

A) It is a zone in which warm and cold air meet.
B) The polar jet stream is usually located above it.
C) It is generally a zone of low pressure cyclones.
D) all of the above

Question 15

The highest surface pressure in the Northern Hemisphere is usually associated with:

A) the North Pole High
B) the Greenland High
C) the Siberian High
D) the Alaskan High

Question 16

In the mid-latitudes, the upper air flow is a series of waves moving eastward called:

A) the subtropical jet stream
B) traverse waves
C) Rayleigh waves
D) Rossby waves

Question 17

The tropical tropopause is ______ than the polar tropopause.

A) lower
B) higher
C) only higher in the winter
D) only higher in the summer

Question 18

All upper atmosphere jet streams flow from west to east.