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 Equator

B. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

C. The South Pole

D. The North Pole

E. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

Question #3

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

A. High, poles

B. Low, subtropics

C. Low, equator

D. High, equator

E. Low, poles

Question #4

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

A. 1013

B. 29.92

C. 76

D. 760

E. 14.7

Question #5

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

A. The Arctic

B. The Amazon

C. The stock market

D. The Pacific Ocean

E. The Great Basin