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Flashcards by Dominick Streiff, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dominick Streiff
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The instrument in Figure 2 indicates barometric pressure. | False |
| Water moves between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere in the water cycle. | True |
| In California, hot, dry winds normally blow from east to west. | True |
| The wettest side of California's mountain ranges is the eastern side. | False |
| Mountain breezes are blowing into the valley shown in Figure 4. | True |
| Current conditions of the atmosphere are called humidity. | False/Weather |
| Figure 5 shows a climate forecast. | False/Weather |
| When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, is | At its dew point/saturated |
| Areas of low-pressure usually have | Cloudy weather |
| As indicated in Figure 6-1, San Francisco is located at the same latitude as | Wichita |
| Based on Figure 6-1, the factor that strongly influences the climate of San Francisco is | Fog |
| Climate is the weather | of a region averaged over a long period of time |
| According to Figure 11, the temperature in Los Angeles could soon be getting | Cooler |
| Evaluate the accuracy of Figure 15 as an explanation of the Santa Ana winds. Explain. | Whenever there is a high pressure area east of the mountains and a low pressure area in the ocean, a hot and dry wind called the Santa Ana winds will blow through the mountain passes |
| Figure 9 correctly shows how a land breeze forms. | False/Incorrectly |
| One important reason for understanding California's unique climate is to know when and where to guard against fires. | True |
| The climate of California is uniform throughout the state. | False/Not uniform |
| In Figure 6-2, on the side of the mountain facing the wind, air rises, |
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