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GEOG 2050 LSUDelong Final Quiz
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correct answers 2025
latest update
An area with uniform air density and pressure will have _____ - answer no
wind
A ______ measures both wind speed and wind direction - answer Aerovane
A wind rose portrays __________ - answer the prevailing wind direction
_____ are continuous arrows that show the direction and speed of the wind
- answer streamlines
The fastest wind officially recorded was measured in a _______ - answer
tornado
an isoline of equal pressure plotted on a weather map is known as a
_________ - answer isobar
the direction of the pressure gradient runs _________ to the isobars. -
answer perpendicular
, on a weather map of air pressure, what can you infer from the closer
spacing of isobars? - answer a steep pressure gradient creating a faster
flow of air
Coriolis effect is caused by - answer Earth's rotation
In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects objects to the -
answer Right
which location has the strongest Coriolis deflection? - answer The Yukon
Territory- northern most
In the absence of friction, the combined effect of the Coriolis force and the
pressure gradient force produces - answer geostrophic winds at altitude
above the ground
The ______ is where the wind is slowed down by friction with the earth
surface. - answer boundary layer
Which is not found in a cyclone? - answer Clockwise rotation in the
northern hemisphere
Causes wind to spin inwards towards low pressure centers - answer
Friction
Winds flow from high to low, perpendicular to the isobars. - answer
Pressure gradient force
Occur over large distances in the upper troposphere - answer
Geostrophic wind
Holds air molecules within the atmosphere - answer gravity
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