Quiz Chapter 8:
1. Global warming is a result of an imbalance between incoming solar radiation
and outgoing radiation from Earth (unbalanced heat budget). T/F (1 pts)
2. The amount of incoming solar energy striking the surface of Earth does not
vary with latitude. T/F (1 pts):
3. Think about how solar energy is distributed with latitude. There is a net gain
of energy at ____ and a net deficit (loss) of energy at ____. (2 pt.)
4. Ocean and atmospheric circulation redistributes the heat around the planet,
however more heat is transported in the oceans than in the atmosphere. T/F
(1 pt.)
5. In the northern hemisphere the coriolis force deflects objects to the ___ of
their direction of motion, and to the ___ of their direction of motion in the
southern hemisphere (2 pt.)
6. How many large scale atmospheric circulation cells are in each hemisphere (1
pt.) Bonus: name the resulting wind belts (3 pts)
Quiz Chapter 8:
7. Atmospheric circulation around a low pressure system in the northern
hemisphere is (1 pt) : a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
8. Extratropical and tropical storm systems are both ____ pressure systems. (1 pt)
a) low
b) high
9. Which storm system forms along the boundary of two air masses (1 pt.)
10. Where does the energy used to fuel a hurricane come from (1 pt.)