Back Questions on Prevailing winds and severe storms
1.
The prevailing winds that govern the path of North Atlantic hurricanes are the
a) prevailing westerlies.
b) Northeast trade winds.
2.
The predominance of desert conditions around 30 N and 30 S latitude is due to
a) the Coriolis effect.
b) ambient pressure differences.
3.
c) West.
d) Southeast.
The winds in the above question are responsible for
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
7.
c) grasslands.
d) both (a) and (b).
The prevailing winds between the equator and 30 North latitude blow out of the
a) Northwest.
b) Northeast.
6.
c) another name for the Sargasso Sea.
d) all of the above.
The climate around most equatorial regions is dominated by
a) jungles.
b) deserts.
5.
c) convergence.
d) atmospheric convection currents.
The so-called Horse Latitudes is (are)
a) a song by The Doors.
b) surrounded by the Gulf Stream.
4.
c) Southeast trade winds.
d) Gulf stream corridor winds.
the direction and warmth of the Gulf Stream current.
the path of late summer hurricanes
desert conditions in the Southwest United States.
(a) and (b) but not (c).
(a) and (b) and (c).
The prevailing winds are caused by a combination of
a)
b)
c)
d)
pressure differences and the Coriolis effect.
tornadoes and hurricanes.
the jet stream and the Coriolis effect.
hysterical weatherpersons and obnoxious physics professors.
8.
The Sargasso Sea is
a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
a song by The Doors.
the lively spot of ocean just southeast of Ceylon.
the section of relatively dead ocean water in the Atlantic.
the region of the Pacific ocean just outside the gulf stream.
The most localized type of severe storm is the
a) hurricane.
b) typhoon.
10.
"Tornado Alley" is caused by the
a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
collision of the jet stream with the polar westerlies.
collision of cold Arctic air from Canada with warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico.
large number of localized hot spots in the Dakotas.
Wizard of Oz.
The prevailing winds that govern the weather in the continental United States are the
a) prevailing westerlies.
b) Northeast trade winds.
12.
c) convergence.
d) absolutely unstable air.
The prevailing winds in the continental United States move from
a) East to West.
b) West to East.
14.
c) Southeast trade winds.
d) Gulf stream corridor winds.
The predominance of jungles around the equator is mostly due to
a) the Coriolis effect.
b) ambient pressure differences.
13.
c) tornado.
d) thunderstorm.
c) North to South.
d) South to North.
This type of severe storm can be created most efficiently by a very warm, wet air mass
colliding with a very cold, dry air mass moving in the opposite direction.
a) Hurricane
b) Tornado
c) Nor'easter
d) El Nino
Consider an earth which did not spin on its axis. If this really happened, weather patterns would
change a great deal, and we would have no idea what was going on. But we'll make the assumption
that the only effect on the planet's weather due to the lack of rotation is that the Coriolis effect
disappears. Answer questions 15 and 16 involving this non-rotating earth.
15.
Which way would the prevailing winds blow in the continental United States?
a) East to West.
b) West to East.
16.
c) North to South.
d) South to North.
At what latitude are we most likely find deserts due to atmospheric convection currents?
a) 0
b) 60 N
c) 30 S
d) 90 E
For these questions, choose from the following severe storms. You may have to use an answer more
than once.
a) Thunderstorms
b) Hurricanes
c) Tornadoes
d) Nor'easters
17.
This is the most localized type of severe storm.
18.
This type of storm tends to occur in the winter on the Eastern Coast of the United States.
19.
This storm requires the most warm, wet air to form.
Answer Key:
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. C
18. D
19. B