Name:___________________________________
ATMS 113
21 October 2015
INDIVIDUAL QUIZ#07
Choose the single best answer in Questions (1) – (4). Each question is worth five points for
a total of 25 points.
(1) A ________ weather feature is more likely to have a longer life span than a ________
weather feature.
(a) synoptic scale, global scale
(b) mesoscale, synoptic scale
(c) microscale, global scale
(d) synoptic scale, mesoscale, p. 178-179 of text
(2) The winter monsoon circulation is similar to a large-scale version of the ________
breeze, which is a type of ________ circulation.
(a) sea, forced
(b) sea, thermal
(c) land, forced
(d) land, thermal, p. 184-186 of text
(3) The general circulation cell located in the mid-latitudes is known as the ________ cell
and is part of the ________-cell general circulation model.
(a) Polar, one
(b) Polar, three
(c) Ferrel, one
(d) Ferrel, three, p. 194-197 of text
(4) Warmer than normal sea surface temperatures are experienced during ________ along
the coast of ________.
(a) El Niño, Brazil
(b) El Niño, Peru, p. 204-206 of text
(c) La Niña, Brazil
(d) La Niña, Peru
(5) Explain why the polar jet stream is more strongly developed in the winter season.
p. 199-200 of text
“… the polar jet stream forms along the polar front where sharp contrasts in
temperature produce rapid horizontal pressure changes and strong winds. Due to the fact
that the north-to-south temperature contrasts along the front are greater in winter than
they are in summer…the polar jet stream winds are stronger and the jet moves farther
south in winter.”