1. Which of the following terms is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the
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1. Which of the following terms is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air as a proportion of the maximum amount the air could hold at the same temperature?
A) dew point B) evaporation rate
C) relative humidity D) sublimation point
2. Which of the following is true? For a coastal mountain range
A) the leeward side or part facing away from the coast will receive the most
precipitation.
B) the windward side or the part facing the coastline will receive the most
precipitation.
C) both the windward and leeward sides will receive equal amounts of precipitation
D) none of the above statements are true.
3. From what direction do the trade winds in the tropics blow? A) east B) north C) south D) west
4. In the temperate zones of the Earth between 30° and 60° latitude, the prevailing winds come from the ______. A) east B) north C) south D) west
5. Why are the Earth's poles colder than the equator?
A) because the Earth's poles are farther from the Sun than the Earth's equator
B) because the sun strikes the Earth at a lower angle at the poles than at the equator C) because there are fewer hours of sunlight at the poles than at the equator
D) because there is more snow at the poles than at the equator
6. Which of the following is not one of the possible explanations for previous ice ages? A) changes in the large-scale oceanic circulation
B) increases in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
C) large land masses (continents) positioned at the poles
D) periodic changes in the Earth's eccentricity
7. Which of the following atmospheric convection cells is located in the tropical belt (within latitude 30 ° N and S of the equator?)
A) Ferrel cells B) Hadley cell
C) Polar cell D) Ekman cell
8. In which ocean does deep water have the longest residence time?
A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean D) deep water has equal residence time in all oceans
9. Which of the following is not true of the Coriolis effect? Coriolis effect
A. is zero at the poles and increases with decreasing latitude
B) exists only for fluid motion changing latitudes.
C) causes a deflection in the path of a fluid moving across the earth’s surface D) is most significant in large scale wind systems (such as trade winds).
10. The _____________ is the layer of rapid decrease in temperature within the ocean A) halocline B) pcynocline
C) thermocline D) isothermal gradient
Explanation / Answer
1.C) relative humidity
3. A) east
9.A. is zero at the poles and increases with decreasing latitude
Actually coriolis effect is zero at equator and maximum at poles
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