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C.Sextant
D.Loran
E.Compass
Feedback: Okay here's a good question: how well would your Smart-Phone work up in the Arctic?? That
depends upon how good the tower network is but right now even Verizon and Sprint do not have
coverage in that area or in some rural parts of the U.S. for that matter.
Question 55 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
Continentality
causes:
A.hurricanes
B.moderate air temperature changes winter to summer
C.extreme air temperature changes winter to summer
D.typhoons
E.extremely high humidity
Feedback: Compare the average summer-to-winter temperature differences between Fargo, North
Dakota and say Seattle.
Question 56 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The maximum seasonal change
in sea surface temperature, which occurs anywhere in the world ocean
is about:
A.0 to 2 C
B.1 to 2 °C
C.2 to 5 °C
D.5 to 8°C
E.15 to 20 °C
F.12 to 14 °C
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Feedback: Think about the beaches off of North and South Carolina up to almost New Jersey.
Off of the West Coast it doesn't change that much due to the cold Alaska-California Current.
Question 57 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
In which of these places maximum seasonal chang
e in sea surface temperature, would be seen?
A.off of California
B.off of Maine
C.off of Tahiti
D.off of North & South Carolina
E.off of Alaska
F.off of Hawaii
Question 58 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The
Coriolis Effect
is caused by:
A.the pull of Sun and Moon's
gravity
B.tectonic
plate
movements
C.
revolution
of the Earth around the Sun
D.
rotation
of the Earth.
E.party power shifts in Congress.
Question 59 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The Coriolis effect:
A.is maximum at the equator
B.is zero at the poles
C.causes all objects in motion to be deflected due to the Earth's rotation.
D.all of the above
E.none of the above
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Feedback: Think about why hurricanes and typhoons NEVER cross the Equator.
Question 60 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The areas of
constant high air pressure
on land
most likely result in what type of climate in these
areas?
A.tiaga forests
B.dense swamps like the Everglades
C.tropical rainforests
D.deserts and grasslands
E.temperate rainforests like the Olympic Peninsula
Feedback: The great deserts of the world occur along the areas of 30-degrees latitude North and 30-
degrees South latitude due to the constant high air pressure belts in these areas. Since the air pressure
at the N. and S poles is constantly high as well both the Arctic and Antarctica are climatically deserts.
Antarctica gets about 2in/10cm of snow per year.
Question 61 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The continential United States (the Lower 48) lies in the _________ prevailing wind belt.
A.Trade Winds
B.Polar Easterlies
C.Doldrums
D.Westerlies
Feedback: Remember almost all U.S. weather systems move from west to east.
Question 62 of 75
1.33/ 1.33 Points
The region of rising air at the Equator is called the:
A.horse latitudes
B.equatorial high pressure belt
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