2-32.
Which of the following statements defines
Earths secondary circulation?
1.
The circulation is created and maintained
by the effect of Earths non-uniform
surface and composition
2.
The circulation is created by thermal
differences in the atmosphere
3.
It is that portion of the tertiary circulation
caused by thermal differences between
land and water
4.
The circulation is created and maintained
by the effects of Earths non-uniform
surface
and
composition
and
Earths
thermal differences
2-33.
Centers of action are created by
1.
wind
2.
seasonal temperature differences
3.
temperature differences between land and
water
4.
pressure belts
2-34.
What is the name given to the permanent and
semi-permanent high- and low-pressure cells?
1.
Thermal cells
2.
Migratory cells
3.
Centers of action
4.
Primary circulations
2-35.
Some centers of action disappear at certain
times of year.
1.
True
2.
False
2-36.
In winter, what pressure systems are found in
the Northern Hemisphere over Siberia, the
eastern Pacific Ocean, and the eastern Atlantic
Ocean?
1.
High pressure at all three locations
2.
Low pressure covers Siberia, while high
pressure is found over the eastern Pacific
and Atlantic
3.
Low pressure at all three locations
4.
High pressure covers Siberia, while low
pressure is found over the eastern Pacific
and Atlantic
2-37.
How are the subtropical high-pressure systems
affected, if at all, by seasonal changes?
1.
They are weaker in summer and farther
poleward
2.
They are stronger in summer and farther
poleward
3.
They are stronger in summer and nearer
the equator
4.
They are not affected
2-38.
Which of the following pressure systems is
NOT classified as a center of action?
1.
Aleutian low
2.
Bermuda high
3.
Polar high
4.
Hatteras low
2-39.
Where is the largest individual secondary
circulation cell in the Northern Hemisphere
located?
1.
North American continent
2.
Asian continent
3.
African continent
4.
European continent
2-40.
Migratory wind circulations are not classified
as centers of action. Why?
1.
They are seasonal
2.
They are not as intense
3.
They are found only in midlatitudes
4.
They are not persistent in location or
intensity
2-41.
Pressure-system
movement,
shape
and
intensity are dependent on what factor?
1.
Circulation
2.
Temperature
3.
Height
4.
Thickness
2-42.
An anticyclonic circulation in the Southern
Hemisphere whose temperature pattern is such
that colder temperatures are located at the
circulation center is known as a
1.
warm-cored low
2.
warm-cored high
3.
cold-cored low
4.
cold-cored high
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