Content Frame
Note for screen reader users: There is text between the form elements on this page. To be sure that you do not miss any text, use item by item navigation methods, rather than tabbing from form element to form element.
Skip Breadcrumb Navigation
Home arrow Chapter 7 arrow Chapter 7 Test

Chapter 7 Test

Complete the questions by selecting the correct response and then clicking on "Submit answers for grading" when completed.

This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
The westerlies and trade winds are examples of what winds?
 
End of Question 1


Question 2.
Land and sea breezes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are good examples of mesoscale winds.
   
 
End of Question 2


Question 3.
A synoptic scale is also referred to as a(n):
 
End of Question 3


Question 4.
According to the single-cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley, the most important factor causing the global atmospheric circulation was __________.
 
End of Question 4


Question 5.
Which two global winds originate from the subtropical highs?
 
End of Question 5


Question 6.
The North American monsoon produces a wet spring followed by a comparatively dry summer that impacts large areas of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.
   
 
End of Question 6


Question 7.
The polar easterlies and the westerlies clash to form a convergent zone known as the subpolar low.
   
 
End of Question 7


Question 8.
Identify each of the following by selecting the correct response. (Global pressures and winds, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)
The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 8.1 through 8.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
End of Question 8


Question 9.
The trade winds from both hemispheres meet near the equator in a region that has a weak pressure gradient called the horse latitudes.
   
 
End of Question 9


Question 10.
The polar jet stream occurs along a major frontal zone called the __________ front.
 
End of Question 10


Question 11.
The average speed of the midlatitude jet stream is about 125 kilometers (75 miles) per hour in the winter and roughly half that speed in the summer.
   
 
End of Question 11


Question 12.
Embedded within the westerly flow aloft are narrow ribbons of high-speed winds called _________________.
 
End of Question 12


Question 13.
Episodes of ocean warming produced by a warm countercurrent that replaces the cold Peruvian current along the coasts of Equador and Peru are referred to as __________ events.
 
End of Question 13


Question 14.
A typical La Niña winter blows colder than normal air over the Pacific Northwest and northern Great Plains while warming much of the rest of the United States.
   
 
End of Question 14


Question 15.
The seesaw pattern of atmospheric pressure between the eastern and western Pacific associated with major El Niño events is called the Southern Oscillation.
   
 
End of Question 15


Question 16.
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station, such as New York City, located at about 40°N latitude?
 
End of Question 16


Question 17.
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located on an island at about 85°N latitude?
 
End of Question 17


Question 18.
The strength and location of Earth's pressure patterns vary during the course of the year.
   
 
End of Question 18


Question 19.
Identify each of the following by selecting the correct response. (Zonal precipitation patterns, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)
The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 19.1 through 19.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
End of Question 19


Question 20.
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located along the equator?
 
End of Question 20





Pearson Copyright © 1995 - 2010 Pearson Education . All rights reserved. Pearson Prentice Hall is an imprint of Pearson .
Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Permissions

Return to the Top of this Page