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

20%

The horse latitudes boundary occurs in which of the following regions?

30 degrees

Inter-tropical Convergence Zone

Area where warm, moist air rises close to the equator

Tropic of Cancer

Located at 23.5 degrees N latitude

Earth's atmosphere is heated primarily by ____.

Re-radiation 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 what scale?

Saffir simpson scale

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

Temperature & water vapor content

Of the following statements about the doldrums, which is NOT true?

The doldrums are the wind boundary between the trade winds & the prevailing westerlies

All of the following are true of the movement of Earth's atmosphere EXCEPT:

Warm air is less dense than cool air so it tends to sink toward the Earth's surface

Choose the option that does not fit the pattern: troposphere, oxygen, albedo, water vapor & nitrogen

albedo

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

be deflected toward the east

A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is called a/an:

cold front

The air in the center of the eye of the hurricane is ___ air moving ___.

cool dry; downward

True or false: Coriolis deflection is highest at the equator (0 degree latitude)

false

True or false: a wedge shaped boundary between two air masses with different densities is typical for a cold front

false

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

in the afternoon; at night

trade winds

located at 23.5 N latitude

The two most abundant components of dry air are:

nitrogen & 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

Choose the option that does not fit the pattern: minimum central pressure, maximum sustained winds. Storm surge, sea surface salinity, storm diameter

sea surface salinity

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

storm surge

Based on the 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 called the

troposphere

True or false: The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun is directly overhead along the equator in March

true

True or false: near the poles, more energy is reflected back into space than is absorbed

true

True or false: the Coriolis effect describes how moving objects on Earth appear to follow curved paths due to Earth's rotation

true

True or false: 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

Choose the option that does not fit the pattern: vernal equinox, summer solstice, westerlies, ecliptic, autumnal equinox

westerlies

A tropical maritime air mass is likely to be:

wet & warm


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