Geology Exam Questions With Answers
Hurricanes typically form in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres between _______ and ________
degrees.
5 and 20
The greatest loss of life during a natural disaster occurred during ________.
the 1900 Galveston hurricane
The eye of a hurricane is ________.
warmer than the rest of the storm
When a hurricane moves onto land, it rapidly loses its punch; that is, the storm declines in intensity.
Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of punch?
lack of warm, moist air to feed latent heat driven convection
The density of mercury is 13.5 times greater than the density of water. If you were to build a
barometer that used water instead of mercury to record the standard pressure at sea level, what
would be the height of that barometer? Assume that the mercury barometer is 76 centimeters, or
29.92 inches, long (this is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level
1026 centimeters (403.92 inches
The Trade Winds are one type of prevailing wind pattern. How many other types of prevailing winds
are there among earth's global wind patterns?
2
Why does air tend to rise in equatorial regions?
Equatorial regions receive more direct sunlight than other areas.
What is the air that sinks at latitudes of 30 degrees north and south like?
cool and dry
What term is used to describe the effect on air movement produced by Earth's rotation
Coriolis effect
Why does wind between the equator and 30 degrees south come out of the southeast
In which direction would winds move at the poles if Earth rotated in the opposite direction?
Wind near the north pole would move to the northeast, and the wind near the south pole would
move to the southeast
Which way would wind travel in the region between 30 and 60 degrees latitude if Earth stopped
rotating?
south in the Southern Hemisphere and north in the Northern Hemisphere
What is a cyclone
Hurricanes typically form in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres between _______ and ________
degrees.
5 and 20
The greatest loss of life during a natural disaster occurred during ________.
the 1900 Galveston hurricane
The eye of a hurricane is ________.
warmer than the rest of the storm
When a hurricane moves onto land, it rapidly loses its punch; that is, the storm declines in intensity.
Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of punch?
lack of warm, moist air to feed latent heat driven convection
The density of mercury is 13.5 times greater than the density of water. If you were to build a
barometer that used water instead of mercury to record the standard pressure at sea level, what
would be the height of that barometer? Assume that the mercury barometer is 76 centimeters, or
29.92 inches, long (this is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level
1026 centimeters (403.92 inches
The Trade Winds are one type of prevailing wind pattern. How many other types of prevailing winds
are there among earth's global wind patterns?
2
Why does air tend to rise in equatorial regions?
Equatorial regions receive more direct sunlight than other areas.
What is the air that sinks at latitudes of 30 degrees north and south like?
cool and dry
What term is used to describe the effect on air movement produced by Earth's rotation
Coriolis effect
Why does wind between the equator and 30 degrees south come out of the southeast
In which direction would winds move at the poles if Earth rotated in the opposite direction?
Wind near the north pole would move to the northeast, and the wind near the south pole would
move to the southeast
Which way would wind travel in the region between 30 and 60 degrees latitude if Earth stopped
rotating?
south in the Southern Hemisphere and north in the Northern Hemisphere
What is a cyclone
