Unit 8 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

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Question 2:

Air circulates due to Earth’s rotational forces and ________.
a) seasonality
b) equal heating at different latitudes
c) unequal heating at different latitudes
d) saturation of air
e) equal heating at the poles

Question 3:

In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects moving air ________.
a) to the left
b) to the right
c) does not deflect moving air
d) to both the left and right
e) upward and downward

Question 4:

Air converges towards a cyclone (low pressure cell) then ________.
a) rises vertically in the cell
b) sinks vertically in the cell
c) is deflected away from the cyclone
d) is transported horizontally across the cyclone
e) remains stationary in the center of the cyclone

Question 5:

A sea breeze generally occurs ________.
a) during the night
b) when the Coriolis force subsides
c) in winter
d) in summer
e) during the day

Question 6:

Cold air drainage results in the formation of a ________.
a) Coriolis wind
b) geostrophic wind
c) sea breeze
d) katabatic wind
e) cyclone

Question 7:

The primary force exerting an influence on air molecules is ________.
a) wind
b) gravity
c) pressure
d) friction
e) temperature

Question 8:

Most air molecules are located ________.
a) near the Earth’s surface
b) at high latitudes
c) in the stratosphere
d) in the mesosphere
e) on Mount Everest

Question 9:

Winds result from horizontal differences in air pressure. These differences are driven by ________.
a) the Moon
b) the stars
c) the ocean
d) the Sun
e) gravity

Question 10:

Warm air ________ and cold air ________, which has a direct influence on surface pressure.
a) sinks/rises
b) rises/sinks
c) sinks/sinks
d) rises/rises
e) Air does not move without wind.

Question 11:

The magnitude of frictional force depends primarily on the ________ of the surface.
a) pressure
b) temperature
c) roughness
d) water vapour
e) altitude

Question 12:

At higher elevations, the density of air ________.
a) decreases
b) increases
c) does not change
d) increases then decreases
e) decreases then increases

Question 13:

Calgary, Alberta is located on the ________ side of the Rocky Mountains?
a) windward
b) forward
c) backward
d) west
e) leeward

Question 14:

Isobars are lines that join points of equal ________.
a) pressure
b) temperature
c) wind velocity
d) wind direction
e) water depth

Question 15:

Mountain breezes happen ________.
a) at night
b) during the day
c) all the time
d) only during thunderstorms
e) only in the summer

Question 16:

As altitude increases, air pressure increases.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The pressure-gradient force actually triggers air movement.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Geostrophic winds are most common near the Earth’s surface.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

An anticyclone is a low-pressure cell.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Frictional force does not affect the speed of surface winds.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

Winds are always named according to the direction from which they blow.
a) True
b) False

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Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition - Unit 8