Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Winds
are labeled according to which of the following? a. | whether they originate on land or
water | b. | the direction from which they blow | c. | the region in
which they can be found | d. | none of the above | | |
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2.
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Which
instrument is used to measure wind speed? a. | anemometer | c. | thermometer | b. | barometer | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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A
steep pressure gradient ____. a. | would be depicted by widely spaced
isobars | b. | produces strong winds | c. | is only possible
in the tropics | d. | produces light winds | | |
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4.
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In
the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high-pressure system blow ____. a. | counterclockwise
toward the center | b. | clockwise toward the center | c. | clockwise
outward from the center | d. | counterclockwise outward from the
center | | |
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5.
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What
is NOT true about lows that move across the United States? a. | They can produce
bad weather. | b. | Their paths are very predictable. | c. | They move in
roughly a west-to-east direction. | d. | They may require up to a week to cross the
country. | | |
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In
the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a low-pressure system blow ____. a. | counterclockwise
toward the center | b. | clockwise toward the center | c. | clockwise
outward from the center | d. | counterclockwise outward from the
center | | |
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7.
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Seasonal changes in wind direction associated with large landmasses and adjacent water
bodies are called ____. a. | polar fronts | c. | monsoons | b. | jet
streams | d. | trade
winds | | | | |
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8.
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Widely spaced isobars indicate ____. a. | high
winds | c. | light
winds | b. | variable winds | d. | winds oriented north to south | | | | |
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Valley and mountain breezes are examples of ____. a. | global
winds | c. | local
winds | b. | trade winds | d. | jet streams | | | | |
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10.
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The
Coriolis effect influences ____. a. | wind speed | c. | both wind speed and wind direction | b. | wind
direction | d. | neither wind
speed nor wind direction | | | | |
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