J. Schwartz Chapter 6 Oceonagraphy
The average albedo of earth's surface is around __%
30%
A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 170 km/hr. would be classified as Category ________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
5
Snow reflects back into space as much as ________ of incoming solar radiation, and so has a high albedo.
90%
Tropical wind at 150 km/hr is what type of hurricane?
Category 1 hurricane
A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is called a
Cold front
Low pressure regions in the northern hemisphere rotate
Counterclockwise
The coriolis is a result of the earth's rotation to the ???
East
The polar easterly winds blow in which of the following directions in the Southern Hemisphere?
From southeast to northwest
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: In 1900, at least 6000 people in and around Galveston, Texas, were killed in the most deadly natural disaster in U.S. history BECAUSE the hurricane's storm surge completely submerged the island.
The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
Which part of the Earth receives the most annual radiation from the sun?
The tropics
T/F: The magnitude of the Coriolis effect depends on how long the object is in motion.
True
Which term does not fit? Vernal equinox ecliptic autumnal equinox summer solstice westerlies
Westerlies
