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Multiple Choice


Select the correct response to each of the following multiple choice questions.

1 .       Which one of the following would produce the greatest change in atmospheric pressure? 



2 .       Average air pressure at sea level is about __________ pounds per square inch. 



3 .       The Coriolis effect is responsible for __________ of the wind. 



4 .       Centers of low pressure are referred to as __________, while high pressures are frequently called __________. 



5 .       Which one of the following statements concerning horizontal variations in air pressure is incorrect? 



6 .       As air converges horizontally, a(n) __________ surface pressure results. 



7 .       An altimeter is an adaptation of the __________. 



8 .       If "fair weather" is approaching, the pressure tendency would most likely be __________. 



9 .       Lines connecting places of equal pressure are called __________. 



10 .       The magnitude of the Coriolis force is least at __________. 



11 .       The vertical airflow in an anticyclone results in __________. 



12 .       Geostrophic winds occur when the Coriolis force is __________ the pressure-gradient force and the air moves __________ to the isobars. 



13 .       Surface convergence about a cyclone causes a net __________ movement of air. 



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