Ocean Unit 9 Test

the horse latitude boundary occurs in which of the following regions

30 degrees

Considering our current technology, how much of the US energy needs could realistically be supplied by renewable energy

20%

T or F A wedge shaped boundary between two air masses with different densities is typical for a cold front

False

Inter-tropical convergence zone

area where warm, moist air rises close to the equator

Winds blowing out of the north toward the south in the southern hemisphere will appear to

be deflected towards the east

a cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is an

cold front

The air in the center of the eye of the hurricane is ____ air moving ____

cool dry, downward

T or F coriolis deflection is highest at the equator (0 degrees latitude)

false

In coastal regions, sea breezes happen ____ and land breezes happen ___

in the morning, at night

trade winds

locate at 23.5 degrees north latitude

tropic of cancer

located at 23.5 degrees north latitude

The two most abundant components of dry air are

nitrogen and oxygen

A person experiences a popping feeling in their ears during the takeoff or landing of an airplane or while driving on steep mountain roads due to changes in the ___ of the atmosphere

pressure

earth's atmosphere is heated primarily by ____

reradiation of solar energy from earth's surface back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation

The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5 on the

saffir simpson scale

The largest loss of life from a hurricane is usually due to

storm surge

The two factors that are most important in determining the density of air are

temperature and water vapor content

Based on characteristics, what is the name of the wind belt being described as strong, steady winds, generally from the east

trade winds

The lowermost portion of the atmosphere where most weather occurs is the

troposphere

T or F Near the poles, more energy is reflected back into space than absorbed

true

T or F The Coriolis effect describes how moving objects on Earth appear to follow curved paths due to Earth's rotation

true

T or F The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun is directly overhead along the equator in March

true

T or F Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air

true

Which of the following is a major disadvantage to the use or production of wind power

variation of wind speed

tropical maritime air mass is likely to be

wet and warm