Oceanography Chapter 6 Test
The largest loss of life from a hurricane is usually due to:
storm surge.
The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5 on the:
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Near the poles, more energy is reflected back into space than is absorbed.
True
The Coriolis effect describes how moving objects on Earth appear to follow curved paths due to Earth's rotation.
True
The large atmospheric circulation cells that occur between the equator and 30* latitude in each hemisphere are called Hadley cells
True
Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air.
True
nitrogen albedo oxygen troposphere water vapor
albedo
A hurricane is a very strong high-pressure system.
False
A wedge shaped boundary between two air masses with different densities is typical for a cold front.
False
An iceberg is a variety of sea ice
False
Coriolis deflection is highest at the equator (0* latitude).
False
The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun is directly overhead along the equator in March.
False
Tropical cyclones derive their energy from the water's high latent heat of fusion.
False
Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
area where warm, moist air rises close to the equator
Westerlies
area where warm, moist air rises close to the equator
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.
Low-pressure regions in the northern hemisphere rotate:
counterclockwise.
doldrums northeast trade winds polar easterlies Southeast trade winds westerlies
doldrums
The intensity of solar radiation received at lower latitudes (near the equator) compared to higher latitudes (near the poles) is:
greater
Tropic of Cancer
located at 23.5° N latitude
The two most abundant components of dry air are:
nitrogen and oxygen.
Polar easterlies
prevailing wind pattern at polar latitudes
Trade winds
prevailing wind pattern at tropical latitudes
continent sea ice iceberg ice Flores ice shelf
sea ice
maximum sustained winds minimum central pressure sea surface salinity storm surge storm diameter
sea surface salinity
The two factors that are most important in determining the density of air are:
temperature and ozone
The lowermost portion of the atmosphere where most weather occurs is called the:
troposphere
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.
ecliptic vernal equinox autumnal equinox westerlies summer solstice
westerlies
A tropical maritime air mass is likely to be:
wet and warm.
