Quiz 5 OCE 4008 Final Exam Study Guide

____ 1. What is true of the intertropical convergence zone?

A. It coincides with the geographical equator.

B. It is the result of the convergence of a Hadley cell and Ferrel cell.

C. It is subject to seasonal variations.

D. It coincides with areas of strong winds.

____ 3. What occurs at the boundaries of circulation cells?

A. Winds move eastward due to the Coriolis Effect

B. Winds moves towards the poles

C. Winds move horizontally and at high speeds

D. Winds move vertically where the boundaries meet

____ 4. Why is air never completely dry?

A. Water vapor makes up as much as 4% of the atmosphere

B. Clouds and fog are actually liquid droplets of water

C. Water's very presence in the atmosphere accounts for dew, rain, and snow

D. All of these choices

____ 5. Why does the heat budget vary with latitude?

A. The angle of the sun at varying latitudes

B. The proximity to magnetic poles

C. Atmospheric circulation currents disperse solar radiation

D. The axis of the Earth

____ 6. Which is not an example of a tropical cyclone?

A. Hurricane

B. Nor'easter

C. Willi-willi

D. Typhoon

If a ship is trying to sail from the eastern United States to Europe, what route would be the most efficient to take?

A. A southern route to take advantage of the easterlies

B. A southern route to take advantage of the westerlies

C. A northern route to take advantage of the easterlies

D. A northern route to take advantage of the westerlies

____ 8. Why are east-west variation patterns more pronounced in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere?

A. There is a wide range of temperatures that occur in the Northern Hemisphere.

B. There is an almost equal ration of land and water in the Northern Hemisphere.

C. There is a high pressure system that always forms over land in the Northern Hemisphere.

D. The Coriolis Effect influences the wind pattern more in these regions.

____ 9. What causes most of the differences in winds in comparison to normal surface wind directions?

A. Geographical distribution of landmasses

B. The different responses of land and ocean to solar heating

C. Chaotic flow

D. All of these choices

____ 10. Where do tropical cyclones come from?

A. High pressure systems

B. Between air masses

C. Within a single warm and humid air mass

D. Within a single cool and dry air mass

____ 11. What is not a factor in the amount of light penetrating the ocean?

A. The angle at which the light approaches the Earth

B. The surface turbulence of the ocean

C. The amount of light absorbed by clouds

D. The presence of ice or foam on the surface

____ 12. Horse latitudes at sea correspond to ____ on land.

A. Tropical rainforests

B. Great deserts

C. glaciers

D. Mountain ranges

____ 13. Why are there multiple atmospheric cells as air moves from the equator to the poles instead of one single cell?

A. There are variations in the solar radiation.

B. There are intermediate precipitation events which break up the air into circulation cells.

C. There are variations in the speed of wind.

D. The Coriolis effect breaks the air mass into atmospheric cells.

____ 14. What is the term for a pattern of wind circulation that changes with season?

A. Land breeze

B. Monsoon

C. Doldrums

D. Atmospheric cell

____ 15. What is the residence time of water vapor in the lower atmosphere?

A. 2 days

B. 5 days

C. 10 days

D. 20 days

____ 16. What is the name given by sailors to the area where Hadley cells converge?

A. Horse latitudes

B. Intertropical convergence zone

C. Doldrums

D. Trade winds

____ 17. What is a storm surge?

Severe flooding due to rapid rainfall

Higher than normal tides

Movement of water due to the low atmospheric pressure creates a dome of water

Movement of water due to the high atmospheric pressure creates a dome of water

____ 18. What is the tendency of pausing air masses over land?

They become low pressure systems when they pause.

They become high pressure systems when they pause.

They take on the characteristics of the land below them.

They finally become uniform in temperature, humidity, and density

____ 19. What is a cause of atmospheric circulation?

The temperature of Earth's surface

Conduction currents

The amount of reflection of solar radiation

The Coriolis Effect

The lower atmosphere is a homogeneous mixture of gasses with nitrogen and oxygen being the most abundant.

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