GY 101 BUNDLED EXAM /PACKAGE DEAL

After mid-latitude cyclones and an associated ______ front have moved across the Great Lakes, lake-effect snows may occur, bringing large amounts of snowfall to the northeastern United States. - Correct Answer cold An anticyclone forms when upper-level air slows down and is forced to the surfa...

Storms (general characteristics) - Correct Answer -smaller than general circulation -migratory and transient - relatively short duration (min, hr, days) - relatively predictable conditions 3 Classes of Storms - Correct Answer 1. Mid-Lat Disturbances 2. Tropical Disturbances 3. Localized Se...

Along the equatorward edge of the polar cell is a belt of high-speed westerly winds known as the ______ jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER polar front ______ waves are meanders in the polar front jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER rossby A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, and windin...

How are air masses named? - CORRECT ANSWER Moisture Temperature What is required for the formation of an air mass? - CORRECT ANSWER Flat terrain Light winds What happens when air masses move? - CORRECT ANSWER Their properties change Where do air masses form? - CORRECT ANSWER Low and...

The temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics of the atmosphere arise in large part from the continuous exchange of energy and ________ near the surface. - CORRECT ANSWER water vapor If a gas cools under constant pressure, the molecules within it have ______ kinetic energy (motion) and...

Desertification is defined as: - Correct Answer converting other lands to desert regions A biome is: - Correct Answer a distinctive collection of organisms adapted to regional environmental conditions Biomes are usually identified based upon _____, although sometimes geographic or climatic...

temperature - CORRECT ANSWER a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object Farhenheit, celsius, kelvin - CORRECT ANSWER what are the three temperature scales? 1.8 - CORRECT ANSWER a 1 degree change in celsius equals a _________ degree change in Fahrenheit 0.5556 - CORRECT ANSWER ...

Temperature Scales - CORRECT ANSWER Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin Temperature Conversions - CORRECT ANSWER C to K = C + 273 K to C = K - 273 C to F = 1.80C + 32 F to C = F-32/1.80 Major Lines of Longitude and Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER Latitude: equator, North Pole (90 N), South Pole (90 S)...