Warm, dry wind flowing from the Great Basin toward the southern California coast in fall and winter is called:
A) a katabatic wind
B) a mountain wind
C) a Santa Ana wind
D) a sea breeze
E) dust devil
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Q2: When reading a surface weather chart, centers
Q3: Below what altitude is half of the
Q4: When pressure lines are closer together on
Q5: The Coriolis force is caused by _.
A)
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Q8: Geostrophic wind:
A) flows parallel to contour lines
B)
Q9: During the day, land heats faster than
Q10: During the night, cool, dry wind flowing
Q11: Surface air converges and rises in:
A) an
Q12: The _ are the most consistent winds
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