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. Force of Gravity

B. Electromagnetic Force

C. Coriolis Force

D. “The Force”

E. Pressure Gradient Force

Question #2

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

A. The Equator

B. The South Pole

C. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

D. The North Pole

E. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

Question #3

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

A. High, equator

B. Low, subtropics

C. High, poles

D. Low, poles

E. Low, equator

Question #4

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

A. 14.7

B. 29.92

C. 760

D. 1013

E. 76

Question #5

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

A. The Great Basin

B. The Pacific Ocean

C. The Amazon

D. The stock market

E. The Arctic