1. Which of the following commonly recognized water mass is influenced by wind?

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1. Which of the following commonly recognized water mass is influenced by wind? A. surface and upper water masses B) intermediate water
C) deep water D) bottom water

2. Which of the following applies? The adiabatic lapse _________ following condensation of water vapor

A. increases B) decreases
C) stays the same D) none of the above applies.

3. The balance of radiation between solar radiation received at the earth’s surface and the outgoing radiation from the earth’s surface is positive
A. at the tropical belt between the equator and 37 ° N and S
B) between 37and 60 ° N and S of the equator.

C) between 60 and 90 ° N and S equator
D) between 37 and 45 ° N and S of the equator.

4. 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.

5. 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

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

Explanation / Answer

1.surface and upper water masses

5. D) west

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