n 1a of 10 ( 3 Causes of Wind Patterns 156589 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes two distinct pressure zones between the equator and the poles? Choice Feedback *A. The Coriolis effect That's correct! B. Gravity Gravity is not the dominant force. C. Ionospheric interactions with radiation This causes the aurora, not the pressure zones. D. The troposphere interacts with the stratosphere These two layers do touch, but do not cause the pressure zones. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The Coriolis effect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 1b of 10 ( 3 Causes of Wind Patterns 250549 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What prevents wind from blowing directly from the North Pole to the South Pole? Choice Feedback *A. The Coriolis effect That's correct! B. Mountains Mountains do not prevent this from happening. C. Earth's revolution around the sun. This causes the seasons. D. The mesosphere interacts with the stratosphere These two layers do touch, but do not cause this effect. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The Coriolis effect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 1c of 10 ( 3 Causes of Wind Patterns 250556 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes two distinct pressure zones between the equator and the poles? Choice Feedback *A. Earth's rotation That's correct! B. The fact that nitrogen is heavier than oxygen This does not cause the pressure zones. C. The ozone layer This does not cause the pressure zones. D. The troposphere interacting with the mesophere These two layers do not touch, and this would not have that effect regardless. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Earth's rotation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2a of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 156590 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: If Earth was not tilted, there would be no _____. Choice Feedback A. diurnal cycle That's not it. The diurnal cycle happens each day. *B. seasonal cycle That's correct! C. albedo Not this one. Alebdo is the reflectivity of something. D. Hadley cell That's not it. The Hadley cell does not form due to the planet's tilt. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: seasonal cycle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2b of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250550 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: If Earth was not spinning, there could still be a _____. Choice Feedback A. diurnal cycle That's not it. The diurnal cycle is caused by Earth's rotation. *B. seasonal cycle That's correct! C. Ferrel cell Not this one. The Ferrel cell is caused by Earth's rotation. D. Hadley cell That's not it. The Hadley cell is caused by Earth's rotation. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: seasonal cycle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2c of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250557 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: If Earth was not spinning, there would be no _____. Choice Feedback A. seasonal cycle That's not it. The seasonal cycle is not caused by Earth's rotation. *B. diurnal cycle That's correct! C. albedo Not this one. Alebdo is the reflectivity of something. D. insolation That's not it. Insolation is the energy from the sun striking Earth. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: diurnal cycle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 3a of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 156591 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: A cool region underneath cloud cover will have _____ a region with no cloud cover. Choice Feedback *A. a higher pressure than That's correct! B. a lower pressure than That's not it. Think about the difference between the two areas. C. the same pressure as They're not the same. Think about what would be different in the two areas. D. a higher temperature than That's incorrect. Areas under cloud cover will have lower temperature. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: a higher pressure than. A cool region underneath cloud cover will have a higher pressure than a region with no cloud cover. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 3b of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 250551 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: The air in a cool region underneath cloud cover will have _____ a region with no cloud cover. Choice Feedback *A. a higher density than That's correct! B. a lower density than That's not it. Think about the difference between the two areas. C. the same density as They're not the same. Think about what would be different in the two areas. D. a higher temperature than That's incorrect. Areas under cloud cover will have lower temperature. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: a higher density than. A cool region underneath cloud cover will have a higher density than a region with no cloud cover. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 3c of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 250558 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: A patch of ground in direct sunlight will have ______ a patch of ground shaded by clouds. Choice Feedback *A. a lower air pressure than That's correct! B. a higher air pressure than That's not it. Think about the difference between the two areas. C. the same air pressure as They're not the same. Think about what would be different in the two areas. D. a lower temperature than That's incorrect. Areas under cloud cover will have lower temperature. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: a lower pressure than. A patch of ground in direct sunlight will have a lower air pressure than a patch of ground shaded by clouds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 4a of 10 ( 3 Local Wind Patterns 156592 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes a valley breeze? Choice Feedback A. The difference in heating between land and sea This is not correct. A valley breeze does not specifically involve water. B. The difference in heating between altitudes This is not correct. The altitude differences are too small to make a difference. C. The albedo of land That's not it. The albedo of land is the same throughout the valley. *D. The sides of the valley heating more quickly than the air around it That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The sides of the valley heating more quickly than the air around it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 4b of 10 ( 3 Local Wind Patterns 250552 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes a mountain breeze? Choice Feedback A. The difference in heating between freshwater and seawater This is not correct. A valley breeze does not specifically involve water. B. The difference in specific heat between altitudes. This is not correct. The altitude differences are too small to make a difference. C. The albedo of clouds. That's not it. The albedo of clouds does not play a role. *D. The sides of the valley cooling off more quickly than the air around it. That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The sides of the valley cooling off more quickly than the air around it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 4c of 10 ( 3 Local Wind Patterns 250561 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What is true about mountain and valley breezes? Choice Feedback A. Valley breezes feature downward winds, and mountain breezes feature upward winds. This is not correct. Consider the causes of these breezes. B. Valley breezes and mountain breezes both feature wind blowing upward. This is not correct. They don't both blow the same way. C. Valley breezes happen at night, mountain breezes happen during the day. That's not it. Consider the causes of these breezes. *D. Mountain breezes happen at night, valley breezes happen during the day. That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Mountain breezes happen at night, valley breezes happen during the day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 5a of 10 ( 3 Global Wind Patterns 156593 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: How do conditions in the United States change when the jet stream moves south? Choice Feedback A. It gets warmer. Not this one. Think about what two systems the jet stream connects. *B. It gets colder. That's correct! C. It gets windier. That's not it. The jet stream has too high an altitude to notice on the surface. D. The daylight lasts longer. Not this one. The jet stream does not affect the length of the day and is not affected by the length of the day. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: It gets colder. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 5b of 10 ( 3 Global Wind Patterns 250553 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: How do conditions in the United States change when the jet stream moves north? Choice Feedback A. It gets colder. Not this one. Think about what two systems the jet stream connects. *B. It gets warmer. That's correct! C. It gets windier. That's not it. The jet stream has too high an altitude to notice on the surface. D. The daylight lasts longer. Not this one. The jet stream does not affect the length of the day and is not affected by the length of the day. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: It gets warmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 5c of 10 ( 3 Global Wind Patterns 250559 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What usually accompanies a cold spell in Minnesota? Choice Feedback A. The polar jet stream moves south. Not this one. Think about what two systems the jet stream connects. *B. The polar jet stream moves north. That's correct! C. The horse latitudes moves north. That's not it. This does not directly affect Minnesota. D. The doldrums moves south. Not this one. This does not directly affect Minnesota. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The polar jet stream moves north. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 6a of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 156594 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Text Fill In Blank Maximum Score: 5 Is Case Sensitive: false Correct Answer: Ferrel, Ferel, Ferrel cell, Ferell, Ferrell, the ferrel cell, farrel, farrel cell, farell cell, farell Question: Which convection cell in the atmosphere connects the polar jet stream and the subtropical jet stream? Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Picture the cells on a globe and think about the direction of airflow. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Ferrel cell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 6b of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 250593 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Text Fill In Blank Maximum Score: 5 Is Case Sensitive: false Correct Answer: Hadley, Hadley cell Question: Which convection cell in the atmosphere borders on the intertropical convergence zone? Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Picture the cells on a globe and think about the direction of airflow. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Hadley cell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 6c of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 250594 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Text Fill In Blank Maximum Score: 5 Is Case Sensitive: false Correct Answer: polar, polar cell Question: Which convection cell in the atmosphere lies to the north of the polar jet stream? Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Picture the cells on a globe and think about the direction of airflow. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: polar cell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 7a of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 156595 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes the global convection current between the equator and the poles? Choice Feedback A. The Coriolis effect Not quite. The Coriolis effect changes the direction of the convection current, but does not cause it. B. Differences in elevation Not this one. The differences in elevation on Earth are too small to cause a global convection current. C. Earth's rotation Not quite. Earth's rotation does not cause a convection current, but does change the direction of flow. *D. Unequal heating between the equator and the poles That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Unequal heating between the equator and the poles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 7b of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250554 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles? Choice Feedback A. The Coriolis effect Not quite. The Coriolis effect changes the direction of the convection current, but does not cause it. B. Salinity differences Not this one. Salinity differences do not cause global air convection. C. Earth's revolution around the sun Not quite. Earth's revolution causes the seasons. *D. Earth's tilt That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Earth's tilt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 7c of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250560 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: What causes the global convection current between the equator and the poles? Choice Feedback A. The Coriolis effect Not quite. The Coriolis effect changes the direction of the convection current, but does not cause it. B. Magnetic field variations Not this one. The magnetic field has little effect on air circulation. C. Earth's rotation Not quite. Earth's rotation does not cause a convection current but does change the direction of flow. *D. Temperature differences That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Temperature differences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 8a of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 337348 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Matching II Maximum Score: 5 Question: Match the zone to its characteristics. Choice Text Correct Match Match Text A. Intertropical convergence zone B. Two wind systems originate here B. Horse latitudes A. Heavy precipitation, little wind C. Subpolar low C. Convergence of westerlies and polar easterlies Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Try to remember which areas are high pressure and which are low pressure. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answers are: At the intertropical convergence zone, there is little wind and high precipitation. The horse latitudes are a high pressure system, and the trade winds and westerlies originate here. The subpolar low pressure zone is where the westerlies and polar easterlies converge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 8b of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 337349 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Matching II Maximum Score: 5 Question: Match the zone to its characteristics. Choice Text Correct Match Match Text A. Doldrums B. The trade winds and westerlies originate here B. Horse latitudes A. Heavy precipitation, little wind C. Subpolar low C. Lies along the polar jet stream Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Try to remember which areas are high pressure and which are low pressure. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answers are: At the doldrums, there is little wind and high precipitation. The horse latitudes are where the trade winds and westerlies originate. The subpolar low pressure zone lies along the polar jet stream. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 8c of 10 ( 2 Global Wind Patterns 337350 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Matching II Maximum Score: 5 Question: Match the zone to its characteristics. Choice Text Correct Match Match Text A. Intertropical convergence zone B. Lies along the subtropical jet stream B. Horse latitudes A. Lies roughly along the equator C. Subpolar low C. Connects the polar cell and the Ferrel cell Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st That's not it. Try to remember which areas are high pressure and which are low pressure. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answers are: The intertropical convergence zone lies roughly along the equator. The horse latitudes lie along the subtropical jet stream. The subpolar low pressure zone connects the polar cell and the Ferrel cell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 9a of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 156597 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: Which happens during the day at the beach? Choice Feedback *A. The water is cooler than the land, and wind blows toward the beach. That's correct! B. The water is warmer than the land, and wind blows toward the beach. That's not it. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. C. The water is cooler than the land, and wind blows toward the water. Not this one. How does temperature affect airflow? D. The water is warmer than the land, and wind blows toward the water. That's not it. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The water is cooler than the land, and wind blows toward the beach. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 9b of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 250555 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: Which happens during the day at the beach? Choice Feedback *A. The water is cooler than the land, and air sinks over the water. That's correct! B. The water is warmer than the land, and air sinks over the water. That's not it. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. C. The water is cooler than the land, and air rises over the water. Not this one. How does temperature affect airflow? D. The water is warmer than the land, and air rises over the water. That's not it. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The water is cooler than the land, and air sinks over the water. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 9c of 10 ( 2 Local Wind Patterns 250562 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 5 Question: Which happens during the night at the beach? Choice Feedback *A. The water is warmer than the land, and wind blows toward the water. That's correct! B. The water is warmer than the land, and wind blows toward the beach. That's not it. How does temperature affect airflow? C. The water is cooler than the land, and wind blows toward the water. Not this one. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. D. The water is cooler than the land, and wind blows toward the beach. That's not it. Remember, water heats up more slowly than land. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The water is warmer than the land, and wind blows toward the water. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 10a of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 156602 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Ordering Maximum Score: 5 Question: For the same insolation, order these surfaces from highest absorption to lowest. Correct Answer: 1. Ocean 2. Grassy land 3. Sandy land 4. Ice Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st Not quite. Hint: The absorption is affected by the albedo of the surface. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct order is: Ocean Grassy land Sandy land Ice The higher the albedo, the less absorption. Ice has the highest albedo, so it absorbs the least. Ocean water has a lower albedo than land. Between the grassy and sandy land, the sandy land reflects more light, so it has a lower absorption. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 10b of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250597 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Ordering Maximum Score: 5 Question: For the same insolation, order these regions from highest absorption to lowest. Correct Answer: 1. The Atlantic ocean 2. A marshy wetland 3. A Nevada desert 4. The polar ice caps Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st Not quite. Hint: The absorption is affected by the albedo of the surface. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct order is: 1. The Atlantic Ocean 2. A marshy wetland 3. A Nevada desert 4. The polar ice caps The higher the albedo, the lower the absorption. Ice has the highest albedo, so it absorbs the least. Ocean water has a lower albedo than land. Between the marshy wetland and desert, the desert reflects more light, so it has a lower absorption. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 10c of 10 ( 2 Causes of Wind Patterns 250598 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Ordering Maximum Score: 5 Question: For the same insolation, order these regions from highest absorption to lowest. Correct Answer: 1. Lake Michigan 2. Grassy plains of Kansas 3. The Sahara desert 4. An arctic glacier Attempt Incorrect Feedback 1st Not quite. Hint: The absorption is affected by the albedo of the surface. Correct Feedback That's correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct order is: 1. Lake Michigan 2. Grassy plains of Kansas 3. The Sahara desert 4. An arctic glacier The higher the albedo, the lower the absorption. Ice has the highest albedo, so the glacier absorbs the least. Water in a lake has a lower albedo than land. Between the grassy plains and the desert, the sandy desert reflects more light, so it has a lower absorption. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------