Glendale Community College » Geography » Geography 101 - Physical Geography » Spring 2021

Question #1

This force tells air to move from high pressure to low pressure:

A. Coriolis Force

B. Electromagnetic Force

C. Pressure Gradient Force

D. “The Force”

E. Force of Gravity

Question #2

The NE Trade Winds & SE Trade Winds come together at ____

A. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

B. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

C. The Equator

D. The South Pole

E. The North Pole

Question #3

The ITCZ is a zone of ___ pressure located at the ____ .

A. High, poles

B. Low, equator

C. High, equator

D. Low, poles

E. Low, subtropics

Question #4

The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is ___ cm of Mercury

A. 760

B. 29.92

C. 1013

D. 76

E. 14.7

Question #5

Santa Ana Winds blow to So. California when there is high pressure in __:

A. The Pacific Ocean

B. The Amazon

C. The Great Basin

D. The stock market

E. The Arctic