Flashcards
Chap.11 Test
Flashcards do conjunto (18)
- 1The instrument in Figure 2 indicates barometric pressure.False
- 2Water moves between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere in the water cycle.True
- 3In California, hot, dry winds normally blow from east to west.True
- 4The wettest side of California's mountain ranges is the eastern side.False
- 5Mountain breezes are blowing into the valley shown in Figure 4.True
- 6Current conditions of the atmosphere are called humidity.False/Weather
- 7Figure 5 shows a climate forecast.False/Weather
- 8When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, isAt its dew point/saturated
- 9Areas of low-pressure usually haveCloudy weather
- 10As indicated in Figure 6-1, San Francisco is located at the same latitude asWichita
- 11Based on Figure 6-1, the factor that strongly influences the climate of San Francisco isFog
- 12Climate is the weatherof a region averaged over a long period of time
- 13According to Figure 11, the temperature in Los Angeles could soon be gettingCooler
- 14Evaluate 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
- 15Figure 9 correctly shows how a land breeze forms.False/Incorrectly
- 16One important reason for understanding California's unique climate is to know when and where to guard against fires.True
- 17The climate of California is uniform throughout the state.False/Not uniform
- 18In Figure 6-2, on the side of the mountain facing the wind, air rises,