Atmosphere and Weather Questions

At the horse latitudes (30Nand30S), what is the general direction of air movement?

• Air rises, causing frequent precipitation
• Air sinks, causing dry, sunny conditions
• Air rises near the surface and diverges
• Air sinks and converges at the surface

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Which planetary wind belt is responsible for moving air masses from southwest to northeast between (30Nand60N)

• Northeast trade winds
• Polar easterlies
• Prevailing westerlies
• Doldrums

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• The jet stream
• Ocean currents
• The Coriolis effect
• Pressure gradient force

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Which air mass code describes a warm, dry air mass that originates over a subtropical land region such as northern Mexico or the southwestern United States?

• cP
• mT
• cT
• mE

When a warm, moist air mass overtakes a cold air mass at a location, what weather changes would an observer most likely experience in the following hours?

• Decreasing temperatures, clearing skies, falling pressure
• Increasing temperatures, increasing cloud cover, higher chance of precipitation
• Decreasing temperatures, increasing cloud cover, lower chance of precipitation
• Steady temperatures, decreasing cloud cover, decreasing winds

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The Bermuda high is a high pressure system near (30N) in the Atlantic. How does air circulate around a high pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Counterclockwise and inward (converging)
• Clockwise and outward (diverging)

• Counterclockwise and outward (diverging)
• Clockwise and inward (converging)

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Why does a hurricane's maximum wind speed decrease after it moves inland from the coast?

• The storm accelerates due to increased Coriolis deflection over land
• The storm loses its source of warm, moist oceanic energy
• Cold land temperatures increase the storm's temperature gradient
• Ocean friction on the waves disappears once the storm is over land

As a hurricane weakens after landfall and its wind speeds decrease, what happens to the atmospheric pressure at the storm's center?

• Pressure decreases because wind speeds and pressure are inversely related
• Pressure increases as the intense low pressure system fills in
• Pressure stays constant regardless of wind speed changes
• Pressure decreases because the storm is moving over drier air

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