Question 1

Satellites provide a global picture of winds by converting which of the following factors into wind speed and direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  cloud patterns
B)  wind shear
C)  sea roughness
D)  thermal turbulenceE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following terms is the nighttime counterpart of a sea breeze circulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  land breeze
B)  Santa Ana
C)  night breeze
D)  chinookE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following factors generate a sea or land breeze?

Accepted Answer

A)  temperature differences
B)  ocean tides
C)  differences in humidity
D)  the Coriolis forceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following features defines a chinook wall cloud?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bank of clouds that forms over the mountains and signals the possible onset of a chinook
B)  a row of intense thunderstorms that bring heavy rain to eastern Alberta
C)  a sandstorm that marks the leading edge of the chinook
D)  a cloud of smoke that marks the advancing edge of the chinookE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Referring to the figure below, in which of the following conditions do clouds most likely form? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  during the night, when the land is warmer than the water
B)  during the day, when the land is colder than the water
C)  during the day, when the land is warmer than the water
D)  during the night, when the land is colder than the waterE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

What is meant by the term monsoon wind system? Briefly describe or sketch the wind and pressure pattern during the summer and winter monsoon in Asia.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Pedalling a bicycle into a 30 km/h wind requires how much more effort compared to pedalling into a 10 km/h wind?

Accepted Answer

A)  eighteen times as much
B)  nine times as much
C)  six times as much
D)  three times as muchE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is the name for a chinook wind in the Alps?

Accepted Answer

A)  foehn
B)  bora
C)  monsoon
D)  haboobE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate statement about a sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is strongly affected by the Coriolis force.
B)  It flows from land to sea.
C)  It is most common in winter.
D)  It requires the formation of a surface low-pressure centre inland.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

In which of the following conditions do valley breezes form?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the night, when the mountain side is relatively warm
B)  during the day, when the mountain side is relatively cold
C)  during the night, when the mountain side is relatively cold
D)  during the day, when the mountain side is relatively warmE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

At which of the following times does a mountain breeze develop its maximum strength?

Accepted Answer

A)  about an hour after sunset
B)  just before sunrise
C)  about midnight
D)  early afternoonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

How can the formation of clouds on the upwind side of a mountain affect the strength of a chinook wind?

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Question 13

Which of the following is the most likely wind to blow upstream along a mountain stream?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Ana
B)  valley breeze
C)  chinook
D)  mountain breezeE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following gives an example of microscale motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  winds blowing past a chimney
B)  winds blowing through a city
C)  winds on a surface weather map of North America
D)  winds on a 500 hPa chartE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Referring to the figure below, which of the following chinook wind conditions are generated by the clouds and precipitation that form on the windward side of the mountain? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  cooler and moister than usual
B)  warmer and drier than usual
C)  warmer and moister than usual
D)  cooler and drier than usualE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following instruments would you use for a rawinsonde observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  aerovane
B)  radiosonde
C)  cup anemometer
D)  wind profilerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Briefly sketch or describe the formation of a chinook wind. Do chinook winds form more often on the eastern or the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia?

Accepted Answer

Chinook winds, also known as "snow eater...

Question 18

A smog front is most often associated with which of the following wind systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Ana
B)  sea breeze
C)  chinook
D)  monsoonE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following factors is indicated by a wind rose?

Accepted Answer

A)  percentage of time that wind blows from different directions
B)  observed wind speed and direction on a surface map
C)  spinning wind patterns caused by buildings or other obstructions
D)  wind speed at a location at a particular timeE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following results from strong winds blowing over vegetation?

Accepted Answer

A)  slow water loss
B)  increased photosynthesis
C)  decreased crop productivity
D)  physically undamaged plantsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Which of the following features defines a chinook wall cloud?

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Referring to the figure below, in which of the following conditions do clouds most likely form? ​

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Briefly sketch or describe the formation of a chinook wind. Do chinook winds form more often on the eastern or the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia?

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about a sea breeze?

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Which of the following gives an example of microscale motion?

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Satellites provide a global picture of winds by converting which of the following factors into wind speed and direction?

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Which of the following factors is indicated by a wind rose?

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Which of the following factors generate a sea or land breeze?

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Referring to the figure below, which of the following chinook wind conditions are generated by the clouds and precipitation that form on the windward side of the mountain? ​

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In which of the following conditions do valley breezes form?

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At which of the following times does a mountain breeze develop its maximum strength?

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Which of the following results from strong winds blowing over vegetation?

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Pedalling a bicycle into a 30 km/h wind requires how much more effort compared to pedalling into a 10 km/h wind?

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A smog front is most often associated with which of the following wind systems?

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Which of the following is the most likely wind to blow upstream along a mountain stream?

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How can the formation of clouds on the upwind side of a mountain affect the strength of a chinook wind?

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Which of the following is the name for a chinook wind in the Alps?

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Which of the following instruments would you use for a rawinsonde observation?

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What is meant by the term monsoon wind system? Briefly describe or sketch the wind and pressure pattern during the summer and winter monsoon in Asia.

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Which of the following terms is the nighttime counterpart of a sea breeze circulation?

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