WX 201 EXAM 3 HW# 13 & 14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
The ultimate cause of jet streams is - ANS the energy imbalance between high and low
latitudes.
In general and based on the three-cell model, along the polar front one would not expect to
observe - ANS sinking air aloft
The north-south temperature contrast along the polar front is strongest in ____ and weakest in
____. - ANS winter;summer
Upwelling occurs along the northern California coast because - ANS winds cause surface
waters to move away from the coast.
The large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convective "hot" towers along the
equator is the - ANS Hadley cell
On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds would be observed -
ANS south of the subtropical highs.
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
The ultimate cause of jet streams is - ANS the energy imbalance between high and low
latitudes.
In general and based on the three-cell model, along the polar front one would not expect to
observe - ANS sinking air aloft
The north-south temperature contrast along the polar front is strongest in ____ and weakest in
____. - ANS winter;summer
Upwelling occurs along the northern California coast because - ANS winds cause surface
waters to move away from the coast.
The large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convective "hot" towers along the
equator is the - ANS Hadley cell
On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds would be observed -
ANS south of the subtropical highs.
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
