The Hadley Cell has rising air over the:
a. Subtropical Highs b. ITC c.
Westerlies d. Poles
This side of the subtropical highs is the wettest:
a. Eastern b. Southern
c. Northern d. Western
An air parcel is which water is condensing cools how much as it rises
1000 meters?
a. 6.5 degrees C
b. 10 degrees C c. 12 degrees
C d. 5 degrees C
This type of precipitation occurrs when air is forced up over a mountain
range.
a. Frnotal b. Convectional
c. Orographic d. Radiational
El Nino does NOT lead to:
a. Warmer surface water than usual in Eastern Pacific
b. Drought in SE Asia
c. Lower pressure than usual in SE Asia
d. Poor fishing off the western coast of South America
Thunderstorms form from ______ clouds.
a. Cirrus
b. Nimbostratus c. Stratonimbus
d. Cumulonimbus
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What happens to the dewpoint of an air parcel when the parcel cools
to its dewpoint and then continues to cool?
Sketch pressure gradient force, Coriolis Effect, and resultant wind
on the diagram below (at surface).
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Explain what drives the Jet Stream.