1. Which of the following is true of the Polar Front? It represents the boundary
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1. Which of the following is true of the Polar Front?
It represents the boundary between polar easterlies and the westerlies
It is discontinuous in the Southern Hemisphere due to the presence of large land masses
It is more prominent during the winter than the summer
It is associated with fair weather
Both A and C are true
2. Surface high pressure is characterized by:
convergence aloft, divergence at the surface
divergence aloft, surface convergence
convergence aloft, surface convergence
divergence aloft, surface divergence
3. Which of the following is/are true of Rossby waves in the Northern Hemisphere?
They allow warm air to move north and cold air to move south
There can be as few as three and as many as six in the hemisphere at any one time
Are waves that form in the polar jet
Leads to zonal flow of air
All answers except for choice D are true
A.It represents the boundary between polar easterlies and the westerlies
B.It is discontinuous in the Southern Hemisphere due to the presence of large land masses
C.It is more prominent during the winter than the summer
D.It is associated with fair weather
E.Both A and C are true
Explanation / Answer
Q.3
A. divergance aloft surface convergance because in that high pressure near the surface winds are covergance and above the surface winds are divergance.
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