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Based on the information in the chapter, determine whether each of these statements is true or false.

This activity contains 14 questions.

	The Polar Jet Stream is a westerly wind roughly located at the Polar Front.    True  False

	In a Northern Hemisphere anticyclone, the dominant surface air circulation pattern can be described as clockwise and outward.    True  False

	Frictional forces vary according to the type of surface over which the wind blows.    True  False

	If one were able to look down on the Earth from some point above the North Pole, one would see that the Earth rotates in a clockwise direction.    True  False

	The pressure gradient force acts in a direction perpendicular to the isobars, from low to high pressure.    True  False

	The wind would tend to flow more closely parallel to the isobars over gently rolling hills than several thousand meters above Earth's surface.    True  False

	Surface high pressure is best associated with fair weather.    True  False

	If you compare pressure over land to pressure over ocean, you generally expect to see little or no difference between land and ocean in summer.    True  False

	Along the equator, winds converge into the equatorial high creating the Intertropical Convergence Zone.    True  False

	Equatorial ocean currents "pile up" as high as 15 cm (6 in) against the eastern shores of continents.    True  False

	Some of Earth's prime fishing regions occur in areas of downwelling currents.    True  False

	The odds of a sea breeze occurring on a day in early August along the California coast at around 3 or 4pm are much better when compared to the same time in early December.    True  False

	Mountain breezes are most likely to occur during the heat of the day.    True  False

	Northern Australia is most likely to experience its monsoon rains during July and August.    True  False

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