Global Atmospheric Circulation 29 questions
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- Q1What is windLarge scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure.Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.30s
- Q2Differences in air pressure are caused by...?Differences in temperatureDifferences in rainfallDifferences in the earths rotationDifferences in sea level30s
- Q3Winds move from...high pressure to low pressurelow pressure to high pressure30s
- Q4Warm air...risessinks30s
- Q5Cold air ...sinksrises30s
- Q6Where place experiences warm temperatures with clouds and rain?The sub-polar lowsThe equatorThe sub-tropical highsThe polar highs30s
- Q7True or false - warm air rises, cools and condenses and forms clouds.FalseTrue30s
- Q8What are trade winds?Atmospheric windsSurface winds blowing towards the equatorLow pressure windsWinds blowing away from the equator30s
- Q9Surface winds blowing towards the poles are called ...easterlieswesterliesnortherliessoutherlies30s
- Q10If the Earth did not rotate, air at the Equator would simplyStay stationary.Sink and move toward the poles.Rise and move toward the poles.None of the above.30s
- Q11How does the sun heat the Earth's surface?EvenlyUnevenly30s
- Q12What is meant by the term insolation?The solar radiation that reaches the Earth´s surface.The solar radiation that is reflected from the Earth´s surface.The solar radiation that is trapped by greenhouse gases.30s
- Q13Where is insolation the greatest?The equatorPolar regionsThe upper atmosphere30s
- Q14True or false? Differences in temperature cause differences in air pressure.FalseTrue30s
- Q15Which of the following statements about wind is true?Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.Winds blow from areas of high pressure to other areas of high pressure.Winds blow from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.30s