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Concept 3 Quiz

Describe the movements of air and features associated with the two types of pressure centers.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
Pressure centers are used to mark the areas of maximum convergence aloft.

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Question 2.
The values of the isobars of a high pressure system _________ from the outer areas towards the center of the high.

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Question 3.
Barometric tendency is most useful for long-range weather prediction.

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Question 4.
Wind deflection to the right by the Coriolis effect produces a clockwise rotation.

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Question 5.
Which one of the following does not describe the surface air movement in a Northern Hemisphere low?

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Question 6.
Pressure decreases from the outer isobars toward the center in an anticyclone.

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Question 7.
The net inward transport of air causing a shrinking area occupied by an air mass is called

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Question 8.
In the Northern Hemisphere, most cyclones are produced by subsiding warm air.

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Question 9.
Subsiding air in a high pressure system is moving


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Question 10.
Correctly label the surface conditions to compare the two pressure systems and their respective surface flow for the Northern Hemisphere.

(Airflow associated with pressure systems, © Prentice Hall, Earth Science 11th edition)
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