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. Pressure Gradient Force

C. Coriolis 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 North Pole

C. The Equator

D. The South Pole

E. The Sub Polar Low P.Z.

Question #3

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

A. Low, poles

B. High, poles

C. High, equator

D. Low, subtropics

E. Low, equator

Question #4

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

A. 29.92

B. 760

C. 1013

D. 76

E. 14.7

Question #5

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

A. The Great Basin

B. The Arctic

C. The Pacific Ocean

D. The Amazon

E. The stock market