MET 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sea Breeze, Smog, Tropopause
The greatest wind speed ever recorded at the earth's surface occurred at:
Mt. Washington, New Hampshire.
Miami, Florida.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Long's Peak, Colorado.
Mt. Washington, New Hampshire.
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A smog front is most often associated with which wind system?
monsoon
chinook
Santa Ana
mountain breeze
sea breeze
sea breeze
In south Florida the prevailing winds are northeasterly. Because of this, the strongest sea breeze is
usually observed on Florida's ____ coast, and the strongest land breeze on Florida's ____ coast.
east; west
west; east
west; west
east; east
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east; west
Which of the features below could indicate prevailing wind direction?
sand ripples
sand dunes
"flag" trees
all of these
all of these
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Document Summary
The greatest wind speed ever recorded at the earth"s surface occurred at: A smog front is most often associated with which wind system? monsoon chinook. In south florida the prevailing winds are northeasterly. Because of this, the strongest sea breeze is usually observed on florida"s ____ coast, and the strongest land breeze on florida"s ____ coast. east; west west; east west; west east; east east; west. Which of the features below could indicate prevailing wind direction? sand ripples sand dunes. flag trees all of these all of these. A wind reported as 225 would be a wind blowing from the: The reversal of the positions of surface high and low pressure at opposite ends of the pacific ocean is called: La ni a. the southern oscillation. (t/f) at any given time, only one jet stream can be found in the atmosphere. false.
