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GEOG 101 - Week 8 Quiz: Austral and Pacific Realms. Questions & Answers.
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GEOG 101 - Week 8 Quiz: Austral and Pacific Realms.Questions & Answers.
Equatorial Jet - ANSWER moves E-W, sits around 0 degrees
Subtropical Jet - ANSWER moves W-E, sits around 30 degrees
Polar Jet - ANSWER again moves W-E, around 60 degrees
Where is excess solar radiation - ANSWER Equator
What causes Coriolis effect - ANSWER Earth's rotation
Hurricane - ANSWER Low pressure system
Coriolis effect less - ANSWER +/- 5-10 latitude
Coriolis effect more - ANSWER higher latitudes
When is friction decreased - ANSWER higher altitudes (less drag the higher you get)
Geostrophic Winds - ANSWER higher altitude, equilibrium of pressure gradient and
Coriolis effect, run parallel to isobars (isolines of similar pressure) low friction
Surface WInds - ANSWER are closer to surface, experience more friction which
reduces the coriolis effect, they move across the isobars
cyclones - ANSWER low pressure systems
anticyclones - ANSWER High pressure systems
Where are hurricanes found? - ANSWER 15-30 degrees where there is high solar
energy
They form in the Atlantic Ocean near the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Africa, and
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Seabreeze - ANSWER Morning
landbreeze - ANSWER Night
valley breeze - ANSWER Warm air from the valley that blows UP the side of the
mountain during the day.
mountain breeze - ANSWER Heavy, cold air that flows DOWN the side of a
mountain at night.
Where does high pressure originate? - ANSWER Poles
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