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. “The Force”

B. Coriolis Force

C. Pressure Gradient Force

D. Force of Gravity

E. Electromagnetic Force

Question #2

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

A. The Sub Tropical High P.Z.

B. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

C. The South Pole

D. The North Pole

E. The Equator

Question #3

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

A. High, poles

B. High, equator

C. Low, 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. 14.7

D. 1013

E. 76

Question #5

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

A. The Arctic

B. The Pacific Ocean

C. The Great Basin

D. The Amazon

E. The stock market