OCE Exam 2 Chapter 6

The largest loss of life from a hurricane is usually due to: intense precipitation .low atmospheric pressure. storm surge. high winds. none of the above.

storm surge

What are tropical cyclones called in the western North Pacific Ocean? Hurricanes Cyclones Anti-cyclones Typhoons

Typhoons

The prevailing westerlies occur in which of the following regions? Equatorial (0 to 5 degrees) 5 to 30 degrees 30 degrees 30 to 60 degrees 60 degrees 60 to 90 degrees Poles (90 degrees)

30 to 60 degrees

Which of the following will cause the lowest air pressure at the surface? A column of cool, less dense air A column of cool, dense air A column of warm, less dense air A column of warm, dense air

A column of warm, less dense air

------------winds are created when cold air descending the sheltered (leeward) side of the Rockies is warmed by compression. A circulation pattern consisting of a light wind blowing into the city from the countryside is characteristic of a---------------------- A --------------------is the result of the air over land heating, expanding, and rising, thereby creating a low-pressure area into which cooler air from over the ocean can move. Heated air from mountain slopes gliding up along that slope results in a-----------------

Chinook Country Breeze Sea Breeze Valley Breeze

A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 220 km/hr. would be classified as Category ________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity. One Two Three Four Five

Four

The prevailing westerly winds blow in which of the following directions in the Southern Hemisphere? From northeast to southwest From northwest to southeast From southeast to northwest From southwest to northeast

From northwest to southeast

Which wind belt curves to the right due to the Coriolis effect and blow from northeast to southwest? Polar easterly wind belts Southeast trade winds Prevailing westerly wind belts Northeast trade winds

Northeast Trade Winds

Based on the characteristics, what is the name of the wind belt being described as cold, dry winds generally from the east? Polar easterlies Trade winds Prevailing winds None of the above

Polar easterlies

A boundary or belt characterized by cold deserts occurs in which of the following regions? Equatorial (0 to 5 degrees) 5 to 30 degrees 30 degrees 30 to 60 degrees 60 degrees 60 to 90 degrees Poles (90 degrees)

Poles (90 degrees)

Polar high pressure occurs in which of the following regions? Equatorial (0 to 5 degrees) 5 to 30 degrees 30 degrees 30 to 60 degrees 60 degrees 60 to 60 degrees Poles(90 degrees)

Poles (90 degrees)

In which layer of the atmosphere is all weather generated? Tropopause Ozone layer Stratosphere Troposphere

Troposphere

Which of the following is responsible for 90% of the deaths associated with hurricanes? Flooding Storm surge Landslides Strong winds Fallen trees

Storm surge

Hurricanes frequently make landfall on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, but rarely, if ever, occur on the Pacific coast. The primary reason for the rarity of West Coast hurricanes is that __________. hurricanes do not occur in the eastern Pacific the ocean water near the U.S. coast does not get warm enough to supply the needed heat energy for hurricanes the Coriolis effect, necessary for the rotation of hurricanes, does not exist outside the tropics the Rocky Mountains serve as a barrier to keep storms away from the coast the western deserts keep the humidity too low for hurricanes to form

The ocean water near the U.S. coast does not get warm enough to supply the needed heat energy for hurricanes

You are enjoying time at the beach on a warm summer day. It is late afternoon, and a breeze has started to develop. For most of the day, the winds were calm; the breeze only started within the past hour or so. Based on these details, what can you say about this breeze? Select all of the options that apply to this scenario. Select all that apply. The breeze is most likely a warm breeze coming from the nearby area of land. Warm land has now sufficiently heated the overlying air, so that cooler air over the ocean is now moving onshore as a sea breeze. Land was warmed by the Sun all day. Now that it's afternoon, the air over the ocean will begin to cool, drawing air from land. The breeze is most likely a cool breeze coming from the water.

Warm land has sufficiently heated the overlying air, so that the cooler air over the ocean is now moving onshore as a sea breeze. The breeze is most likely a cool breeze coming from the water

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern. Westerlies Autumnal equinox Summer solstice Vernal equinox Ecliptic

Westerlies

The percentage of solar radiation reflected from the surface of Earth back into space is known as the __________. albedo equinox declination solar footprint ecliptic

albedo

In the Northern Hemisphere, September 23 is known as ________. vernal equinox summer solstice autumnal equinox winter solstice

autumnal equinox

A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is called a(n) ________. cold front occluded front low pressure system high pressure system warm front

cold front

At which latitude on the Earth is the speed of Earth's rotation the slowest? 30 degrees N and S Equator North and South poles 60 degrees N and S

north and south poles

Typically, the United States is influenced more by ________ air masses during the winter and more by ________ air masses during the summer. polar; arctic tropical; arctic arctic; polar polar; tropical arctic; tropical

polar; tropical

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. movement temperature water vapor content density pressure

pressure

Earth's atmosphere is heated primarily by __________. solar energy interacting with the ionosphere solar energy interacting with the stratospherere radiation of solar energy from Earth's surface back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation latent heat of condensation in storms conduction of heat from Earth's surface

re-radiation of solar energy from Earth's surface back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation

Air warmed by the land that rises and is replaced by cooler air from the ocean may produce a: typhoon. cold front .land breeze .sea breeze .tropical cyclone.

sea breeze

The Sun reaches its most northerly point in the sky, directly overhead along the Tropic of Cancer, during the: vernal equinox. ecliptic. summer solstice. winter solstice. autumnal equinox.

summer solstice

The Coriolis effect is caused by __________. the curvature of Earth changes in Earth's rotational velocity the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) Earth's magnetic field the rotation of Earth

the rotation of earth

As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere, winds always are deflected: to the east of their original direction. to the right of their original direction. at a 45° angle from their original direction. at a 90° angle from their original direction. to the left of their original direction.

to the right of their original direction

The wind belt(s) with strong, reliable, generally easterly winds is (are) the: doldrums horse latitudes. trade winds polar easterlies. westerlies.

trade winds

The Coriolis effect is due to changes in the ________ of Earth with latitude. pressure density temperature velocity chemical composition

velocity