The climate is particularly dry:
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at the Horse Latitudes
in the eye of a tornado
in the Doldrums
at the Polar Front
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ion 2 point
There are six atmospheric circulation cells. Three on each side of the Equator. What are their names?
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Hadley, Ferrel, Polar
Hadley, Temperate, Polar
Ferrel, Temperate, Polar
Tropical, Temperate, Polar
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ion 3 point
Ferrel Cells are found between ______ latitude.
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, 0° and 30°
0° and 90°.
0° and 60°.
30° and 60°.
60° and 90°.
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ion 4 point
A southeasterly wind blows to the:
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northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
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ion 5 point
The Earth’s atmosphere is composed of mainly Nitrogen and Oxygen gas. It also contains as much as
___________ water vapor.
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2%
, 10%
1%
40%
4%
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ion 6 point
To be called a hurricane or a typhoon, a tropical cyclone has to have winds speeds that are at least:
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200 km/hr (124 miles/hr).
100 km/day (62 miles/day).
119 km/day (74 miles/day).
119 km/hr (74 miles/hr).
100 km/hr (62 miles/hour).
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ion 7 point
Place the following classes of tropical cyclone in order of maximum windspeed (from lowest (1) to highest
(3)).
__3_ Tropical Cyclone (Hurricane or Typhoon)
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__2_ Tropical Storm