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. Coriolis Force

C. Pressure Gradient Force

D. “The Force”

E. Electromagnetic Force

Question #2

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

A. The North Pole

B. The Equator

C. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

D. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

E. The South Pole

Question #3

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

A. Low, subtropics

B. High, poles

C. Low, poles

D. High, equator

E. Low, equator

Question #4

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

A. 76

B. 14.7

C. 760

D. 1013

E. 29.92

Question #5

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

A. The Pacific Ocean

B. The stock market

C. The Arctic

D. The Great Basin

E. The Amazon