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Local Winds Quiz
1) The most important thing to remember about winds is that they blow
a) From low pressure cells to high pressure cells.
b) From high pressure cells to low pressure cells.
c) From west to east.
d) With the global wind belts.
2) Low pressure cells are created by warm air rising.
a) True
b) False
3) _______________ breezes blow from the cooler ocean over the warmer land in
summer.
4) Monsoon winds form when
a) A hot low pressure package of air rises above a cold high pressure package of air.
b) A cold low pressure package of air rises above a hot high pressure package of air.
c) Warm air above the sea rises and sucks in hot air from the land.
d) Hot air above land rises and sucks in warm wet air from the sea.
5) The Santa Ana winds blow when
a) The Great basin experiences a low pressure and sucks cooler air off the Pacific Ocean.
b) Hot dry air from the Southwestern deserts is sucked back toward the Pacific through the
mountain passes.
c) The Great Basin experiences a high pressure and forces winds back down toward the
Pacific Ocean.
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d) None of these.
6) How do Chinook winds cause a rainshadow effect on the leeward side of a
mountain range?
a) Air descending from the mountains experiences adiabatic heating; as it warms it sucks
up moisture.
b) Air ascending over the mountains stays aloft and is too high to precipitate.
c) Air ascending over the mountains experiences adiabatic heating and precipitates on the
top of the mountain range.
d) None of these
7) On a mountain and adjacent valley,
a) Mountain breezes occur during the day and valley breezes occur at night.
b) Valley breezes occur during the day and mountain breezes occur at night.
c) Mountain breezes are caused by warm air rising up the mountain.
d) None of these.
8) In India, summer monsoons
a) Bring much needed rain for drinking and irrigation.
b) Bring dry air into the region, which sucks up all the moisture.
c) Bring a much increased chance of tornados and hurricanes into the region.
d) None of these.
9) The reason for land and sea breezes, and also monsoon winds is that the ocean
has
a) A low specific heat compared to land.
b) A high latent heat compared to land.
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c) A high specific heat compared to land.
d) A low latent heat compared to land.
10) A haboob
a) Is a high wind created in a desert.
b) Picks up dust because dirt and sand are exposed.
c) Occurs in the downdrafts in front of a thunderstorm.
d) All of these.
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