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Which of the following determines the speed of wind?

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c. pressure gradient force

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What is the Pressure Gradient Force?

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The force of air pressure resulting from the change in air pressure over a certain distance

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On a weather map, what do closely spaced isobars indicate?

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High pressure gradient force and strong winds

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T/F: The Wind chill factor is a measure of the heat loss from exposed skin due to low temperature and wind.

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True

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Wind flows from __ to ___.

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A. High; low

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Winds are named for:

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B. The direction from where they came

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Most of the United States in influenced by which of the following major wind systems?

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D. Westerly winds

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On a non-rotating Earth, there would be __ circulation cells. But because the Earth is rotating, there are __ circulation cells.

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B. 2,6

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There are ___ atmospheric circulation cells in each hemisphere.

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B. 3

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Which two atmospheric circulation cells meet near the equator?

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A. Hadley cells

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Where the two Hadley cells meet?

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D. All of the above

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The surface winds in the Ferrel cells are the:

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A. Westerlies

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The polar front jet stream forms at the boundaries between:

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C. The Polar and the Ferrel cells

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The cP air mass of North America is usually associated with a source region in:

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C. Canada

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Columbus used the prevailing __ to sail from Europe to North America.

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B. The Northeast trades

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Generally, the Indian Monsoon is attributed to:

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B. a seasonal shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone

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During the northern hemisphere summer, the ITCZ generally moves __ of the equator.

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A. North

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During the summer monsoon a low-pressure zone develops over India, and it is the __ season.

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B. Wet

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T/F:
During an El-Nino year, the zone of high rainfall normally situated near Indonesia shifts towards the central Pacific, bringing dry conditions to Indonesia.

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A. True

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During an El-Nino year:

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E. All of the above

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Which of the following winds are mostly likely to experience in Fort Collins:

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A. Chinook winds

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What is the most intense part of a hurricane?

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B. Eyewall

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What powers a hurricane?

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A. Warm tropical water

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What is the name of the scale used to rank hurricanes?

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C. Saffir Simpson Scale

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T/F: | A tropical cyclone is a type of high-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
B. False
26
Which of the following statements best describes a storm surge?
B. Onshore rush of water associated with a low-pressure weather system
27
T/F: | Tropical cyclones develop within one air mass.
A. True
28
Tropical cyclones spin ___ in the northern hemisphere.
B. Counterclockwise
29
Most tornados are spawned by a special kind of thunderstorm called a:
B. supercell
30
Which of the following is classified as a coastal desert?
A. Baja California
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Which of the following is classified as a continental inland desert?
A. Gobi
32
Which of the following is the largest desert?
A. Antarctica
33
Subtropical deserts are found where the limbs of the ___ descend.
A. Hadley and Ferrel cells
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T/F: The descending limbs of the Hadley and Ferrel are dry to begin with. As the descend they compress and heat up. This hot, dry air is responsible for the formation of the subtropical deserts.
A. True
35
The highest rates of evaporation typically occur over:
B. tropical oceans
36
Which of the following is not a result of changes to the Aral Sea?
A. Seasonal flooding
37
What caused the dust bowl in the 1930s?
E. All of the above
38
Which of the following statements is correct?
B. Something similar to the Dust Bowl could happen again
39
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are subclasses of which one of the four components of a typical ecosystem?
D. Heterotrophs
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Those heterotrophs who eat only plants are termed:
B. Herbivores
41
At what trophic level would you find carnivores (meat eaters)?
B. Second-order consumers
42
The organism that convert energy into food are called:
A. autotrophs
43
Which process provides the majority of oxygen found in Earth's atmosphere?
B. Photosynthesis
44
Which of the following provides the ultimate energy source for life on Earth?
B. The Sun
45
T/F: | Primary producers convert inorganic carbon into organic carbon.
A. True
46
T/F: | When a bond is broken, energy is released for use by the cell.
A. True
47
Which is a byproduct of photosynthesis?
C. Oxygen
48
Which of the following is one of the main causes for bioaccumulation?
A. Taking in chemicals faster than a living organism can break it down and use them
49
Which organism in the food web would contain the highest concentration of chemical pollutants?
C. Tertiary consumers
50
Permafrost is associated with which of the following biomes?
A. Tundra
51
What type of trees grow most commonly in the boreal forest biome?
A. Coniferous
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The tundra has a ___ growing season?
B. short
53
Permafrost is melting because of global warming. Through the melting, methane, which is a greenhouse gas, is released into the atmosphere. The atmosphere warms even more, causing more more permafrost melting. This process is an example of a ___ feedback loop.
B. positive
54
__ are large ecosystems located in different parts of the world that have their own climate, soil, flora and fauna.
C. Biomes
55
The tundra and the desert are alike because both have:
C. Low precipitation
56
Temperate forests include all of the following except:
A. tundra
57
In the North American Rocky Mountains you begin in a desert biome. As you climb you go through which of the following biome(s) before you reach the cold Alpine biome.
E. All of the above
58
With increasing altitude, biomes change like biomes changes observed from the equator to the poles.
A. True
59
Which of the following biomes receives the least amount of precipitation?
A. Arid desert
60
Of the following, which is not a biome?
B. Mangrove
61
Desert vegetation can be described as:
D. small and scattered
62
If you were to travel from the Arctic Circle to the Equator, what sequence of biomes would you most likely pass through?
A. Tundra, taiga, temperate forest, topical rainforest
63
Which terrestrial biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity?
C. Tropical rainforest
64
Which terrestrial biome has arid, hot days and cool, dry nights and is home to many nocturnal animals?
B. Desert
65
What is an estuary?
B. The area where a river meets the ocean, where fresh and salt water mix
66
Why are estuaries important to our environment?
D. All of the above
67
T/F: | The aphotic zone is the topmost layer of ocean water, where light penetrates and photosynthesis can occur.
B. False
68
Place where a river meets the ocean is called:
A. Estuary
69
Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?
C. Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mix with salt water from the ocean.
70
Which country is home to the almost half all lakes on Earth?
B. Canada
71
The ____ is the part of a lake or watercourse that extends from the high-water mark to the center of the body of water.
A. Littoral zone
72
T/F: | Mangroves have a toxic root system.
B. False
73
Another name for the "twilight" zone is:
C. Disphotic zone
74
The ___ of the ocean is also called the intertidal zone.
C. Littoral zone
75
Floating or swimming organisms are likely found in the ___ zone.
A. Pelagic
76
Which of the following is the deepest zone in the ocean?
D. Hadal
77
One strategy how mangroves get rid of salt from their systems is to:
C. Expel salt through their leaves

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