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. Electromagnetic Force

B. Pressure Gradient Force

C. “The Force”

D. Force of Gravity

E. Coriolis Force

Question #2

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

A. The Equator

B. The North Pole

C. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

D. The South Pole

E. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

Question #3

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

A. High, equator

B. High, poles

C. Low, subtropics

D. Low, poles

E. Low, equator

Question #4

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

A. 760

B. 1013

C. 76

D. 29.92

E. 14.7

Question #5

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

A. The Pacific Ocean

B. The Great Basin

C. The Amazon

D. The Arctic

E. The stock market