Chapter 5 Atmospheric Pressure And Wind

Flowing air responding to the difference between higher and lower pressure is responding to the __.

When air is heated it expands and __.

El Niño has been noticed for centuries by fishermen in __.

A "dynamic low" is produced by __.

The basic unit of pressure mapped on weather maps is __.

Wind speed may be roughly indicated by __.

__ are map lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.

Coriolis effect exists because __.

Which of the following is the force that initially causes the wind to blow ?

The reason wind exist is __.

As a general rule, friction is greatest__.

Which portion of the United States tends to have the greatest average wind speeds in all seasons?

The pressure of a gas is proportional to its density and __.

A counterclockwise atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere is known as __.

The so-called "winds of commerce" are the __winds.

The region in which the interprovincial convergence can be found is __.

The density of a substance might be measured in __.

Cold air pushes equatorward and warm air pushes poleward when__.

The denser packing of molecules at the bottom of the atmosphere than molecules at the top of the atmosphere is a result of __.

The poles are most closely associated with__.

The contact zone of warm tropical and cold polar air is known as the __.

The major global wind and pressure systems.

A wet monsoon is associated with high rainfall totals and is caused by __.

You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is travel sing from west to east. The wind would be called __.

Of the weather elements below, which is the one of which we are usually LEAST aware without the use of weather instruments?