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Chapter 5

Multiple-Choice Quiz

Multiple-Choice Quiz
Our Multiple-Choice Quiz will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 5. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

This activity contains 20 questions.

	Katabatic winds   are caused by land–sea temperature contrasts. are a type of upslope flow. are commonly found in tropical areas. are caused by cold air drainage off of ice sheets and other cold areas. are none of the above.

	An isobar is a   line connecting points of equal value. line connecting points of equal temperature. line connecting points of equal pressure. line connecting points of equal wind speed. line connecting points of equal humidity.

	The pressure gradient force acts in a direction   parallel to isobars. at right angles (perpendicular) to isobars. at some angle between parallel and perpendicular. clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

	The strength of the Coriolis force   increases with increasing pressure. can increase wind speeds by 50% in some circumstances. increases with increasing air temperature. increases with increasing wind speed. hardly varies at all because Earth is nearly spherical.

	The pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force combine to produce   a high pressure system. an anticyclone. a geostrophic wind. a thermal wind. a gradient wind.

	Near the surface, the wind would most closely parallel to the isobars over   a forest. gently rolling hills. an ocean. very rugged terrain. wooded grassland.

	If the density of a gas remains constant and its temperature is lowered, the pressure of the gas will   increase. decrease. remain the same. increase, then decrease. not be able to be determined.

	Surface winds in a cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere flow   outward and counterclockwise. inward and counterclockwise. inward and clockwise. outward and clockwise. no where—anticyclones do not form in the Southern Hemisphere.

	In the United States, wind speeds tend to be greatest   during the summer along the West Coast. during the winter along the West Coast. during the summer in the Great Plains. during the winter in the Great Plains. year-round in New England.

	Trade winds flow from the   subtropical high to the polar low. polar high to the subtropical low. subtropical high to the equatorial low. equatorial high to the subtropical low. the United States to Japan.

	The direction of the polar jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere is mostly from the   east. west. north. south. all of the above.

	During the summer of the Indian monsoon, one expects   low pressure at the surface. low precipitation amounts. winds blowing from the land to ocean. mainly clear skies. the lowest temperatures of the year.

	Hadley circulation   refers to high latitude circulation patterns. occurs only under unusual circumstances. is confined to the tropics and subtropics. does not influence the trade winds. is strongest in the hemisphere that is experiencing summer.

	We measure air pressure using a(n) ___________.   thermometer anemometer barometer Toricelli pump isobar

	Which of the following does not apply to air flow in a high pressure cell located in the Northern Hemisphere?   subsidence divergent surface flow rising air near the center clockwise air flow

	Which of the global wind belts dominates between the Earth system between 65 degrees north and 80 degrees north?   the westerlies the polar easterlies the northeast trade winds none of the above

	The effect of surface friction on wind is to   alter the air's density. alter the temperature of the air. alter the air's direction and speed only alter the wind's speed.

	The force that creates wind is   gravity. Coriolis force. pressure gradient force. friction. none of the above.

	If the Earth did not rotate   there would be no pressure gradient force. there would be no friction. there would be no wind. there would be no Corliolis force. both a and b above would be true.

	A steep pressure gradent   is depicted by closely spaced isobars on a weather map. produces strong winds. is depicted by widely spaced isobars on a weather map. produces light winds. both a and b above. both c and d above

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