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Chapter 10 Air-Sea Interaction
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1
The ability of Earth's atmosphere to hold and reuse heat close to its surface
The Montreal Protocol
The greenhouse effect
Stratosphere effect
Thermospheric regulation
2
Cyclones are connected with...
Both
Neither
High pressure air
Low pressure air
3
The Horse Latitudes would be found around _____degrees latitude:
600
900
300
00
4
In the N Hemisphere hurricanes rotate CCW due to the Coriolis effect and friction at the surface
False
True
5
Vertical movement of air due to temperature differences is called:
Coriolis
Radiation
Conductivity
Convection
6
Coriolis affects the distribution of...
living organisms
nutrients
all of these
heat
7
Cyclone is a broad term for hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes
False
True
8
Condensation removes water vapor from the air. What process adds water vapor?
evaporation
freezing
deposition
deforestation
9
A monsoon season can actually be dry.
True
False
10
During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which way is the Earth tilted.
The Earth is not tilted
With the North Pole away from the Sun
With the North Pole toward the Sun
11
Winds are named for...
The direction from which they come
The direction in which they are blowing
12
The world's deserts are located at approximately ___ latitude.
300
900
600
00
13
The layer of the atmosphere farthest from Earth's surface
stratosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
14
Visible light, UV light, and infrared light make up the majority of Solar Energy
False
True
15
Which circulation cells do not mix?
ferrell and polar
all of the cells mix
hadley and ferrell
none of them mix
16
Earth's ability to send exactly the same amount of radiation back into space as what comes in
Coriolis effect
reflective equilibrium
radiative equilibrium
greenhouse effect
17
What winds are associated with the Hadley cells?
Polar Easterlies
Westerlies
Tradewinds
18
The most abundant gas in air is...
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
CO2
19
What happens to air that rises from the equator traveling North?
It stays trapped within the Ferrell circulation cell
Most cools, condenses, and falls back toward the equator as rain/snow
Most of it rises until it reaches the North Pole
20
About what percentage of the Sun's energy is absorbed by Earth?
45%
50%
25%
55%
21
What substance was found to have an impact on ozone in the 1970s?
Pesticides
CO2
Water Vapor
Chlorofluorocarbons
22
As pressure and temperature of water vapor increase, density___
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
23
0
0
latitude is the _________ equator.
meteorological
geographic
24
At what approximate latitude are the doldrums found?
0 degrees
60 degrees
90 degrees
30 degrees
25
What substance was found to have an impact on ozone in the 1970s?
CO2
Water Vapor
Pesticides
Chlorofluorocarbons
26
Hurricanes are cyclones that occur in the North Atlantic and NW Pacific.
False
True
27
The area between 30
0
and 60
0
latitude is known as...
Tropical
Polar
Temperate
28
What winds are associated with the Ferrell Cells?
Tradewinds
Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
29
Aerosols consist of:
Liquid or Solid Particles
Liquids
Solids
30
Which is not a primary form of energy found within solar radiation?
ultraviolet radiation
gamma radiation
visible light
infrared radiation
31
What atmospheric circulation cell is located between 0
0
and 30
0
latitude?
Ferrell
Westerlies
Polar
Hadley
32
The meteorological zone that marks the temperature equilibrium between the North and South is the...
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Tropic of Cancer
