Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2023 » Week 9 Post-Reading Quiz Atmospheric Circulation

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Question #1
Water evaporated from the ocean surface is moved by ____.
A.   climate
B.   condensation
C.   wind
D.   precipitation
E.   cold fronts
Question #2
Most weather occurs in which of the following atmospheric layers?
A.   thermosphere
B.   stratosphere
C.   mesosphere
D.   troposphere
E.   exosphere
Question #3
Water leaves the atmosphere through which process?
A.   vaporization
B.   condensation
C.   expansion
D.   evaporation
E.   compression
Question #4
Why is humid air less dense than dry air?
A.   Molecules of water vapor have less mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
B.   Water vapor molecules are more compressed than dry air molecules.
C.   Molecular movement of water vapor occupies less space than dry air.
D.   Molecules of water vapor have more mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
E.   Molecular movement of water vapor occupies more space than dry air.
Question #5
As air rises in the atmosphere it ____ and ____.
A.   expands; warms
B.   expands; cools
C.   warms; precipitates
D.   compresses; warms
E.   compresses; cools
Question #6
Monsoons, like sea breezes, are mainly driven by:
A.   the polar vortex
B.   coastal upwelling
C.   differences in the heat capacity between land and water
D.   movement of the ITCZ
E.   polar easterlies
Question #7
Most of the world's deserts are found where cold, dry air descends around which latitude(s)?
A.   only at polar latitudes
B.   0°
C.   60° N & S
D.   only at 30° N
E.   30°N & S and 90° N & S
Question #8
Tropical cyclones mainly make landfall on ______ coastlines because in tropical latitudes air blows from _____ to ______ .
A.   western, west, east
B.   eastern, west, east
C.   eastern, east, west
D.   western, east, west

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