Oceans M2

D) pressure

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. A) movement B) temperature C) water vapor content D) pressure E) density

A) Albedo

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. A) Albedo B) Oxygen C) Troposphere D) Water vapor E) Nitrogen

A) Continent

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. A) Continent B) Ice shelf C) Sea ice D) Iceberg E) Ice flows

C) Sea surface salinity

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. A) Minimum central pressure B) Storm diameter C) Sea surface salinity D) Maximum sustained winds E) Storm surge

C) Doldrums

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. A) Northeast trade winds B) Southeast trade winds C) Doldrums D) Westerlies E) Polar easterlies

A) Westerlies

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. A) Westerlies B) Summer solstice C) Ecliptic D) Autumnal equinox E) Vernal equinox

D) storm surge

The largest loss of life from a hurricane is usually due to ________. A) low atmospheric pressure B) high winds C) intense precipitation D) storm surge

D) polar

The oceanic climate region that is characterized by sea ice coverage in the winter and open water (but cold) in the summer is ________. A) tropical B) temperate C) subtropical D) polar E) subpolar

C) tropical

The oceanic climate region(s) where the majority of strong tropical cyclonic storms are produced is ________. A) subpolar B) subtropical C) tropical D) temperate

A) Saffir-Simpson Scale

The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5 on the ________. A) Saffir-Simpson Scale B) Coriolis Scale C) Richter Scale D) Moh's Scale E) Fujita Scale

C) latent heat of condensation

The strength of a hurricane stems from water's ________. A) latent heat of fusion B) latent heat of sublimation C) latent heat of condensation D) latent heat of deposition E) latent heat of melting

A) higher salinity

When ice forms from seawater, the remaining seawater will have a ________. A) higher salinity B) lower temperature C) decreased density D) higher temperature E) darker color

A) Cool dry air

Which of the following parcels of air would have the lowest density? A) Cool dry air B) Cool moist air C) Warm moist air D) Warm dry air

B) A column of cool, dense air

Which of the following will cause the highest air pressure at the surface? A) A column of cool, less dense air B) A column of cool, dense air C) A column of warm, dense air D) A column of warm, less dense air