Quiz 2

The cold band of water extending from Peru and Ecuador into the normally warm pacific waters around the equator is called the?

Cold tongue

Around a low pressure system aloft (above the surface), what forces balance the gradient force?

Coriolis and centrifugal

The apparent force that accounts for the rotation of the Earth is called the?

Coriolis force

The air flowing around a low pressure system is called?

Cyclonic

Where is the Coriolis force zero?

Equator

The intermediate cell, that is part of the three cell model, is called the?

Ferrel cell

When the pressure gradient force is equal in magnitude but in the opposite direction from the Coriolis force, the resulting wind is said to be in?

Geostrophic balance

Wind of the following is a failing of the single cell model of the atmosphere?

It does not have highs and lows in the subtropics and mid-latitudes

The strong winds flowing away and downslope from high pressure systems is called?

Katabatic winds

The deep pool of warm water in the Western Pacific Ocean is called the?

Pacific warm pool

The lower layer of the troposphere where surface friction alters the balance of forces is called the?

Planetary boundary layer

The transition region between the extremely cold polar air and the warmer mid-latitude air is called the?

Polar front

The forces that explains why air moves from high to low pressure is called?

Pressure gradient force

The wind that blows from the sea to the land is called the

Sea breeze

Why is there a persistent band of clouds at the ITCZ?

The trade winds meet and converge at this location

Persistent Northeasterly winds that occur at the surface at low-latitudes are called?

Trade winds

The pumping up of deep, cold, nutrient-rich water is called?

Upwelling

The large scale east-west circulation that takes place between the eastern and western pacific is called the?

Walker circulation

How does an El Nino effect weather in the southern United States?

Weather is cooler and wetter than usual

Which of the following describes the flow from high and low pressure systems?

Wind divergies from highs and converges into lows