Unit 3 Meteorology Chapter Quizzes

Where is the effect of the coriolis force the greatest?

At the poles

We can generally expect the air to be ___ above areas of surface low pressure and ___ above areas of surface high pressure

Rising; sinking

The most common type of home barometer is called the aneroid barometer

Which of the following produces the strongest Coriolis force?

​Fast winds; high latitude

Zonal flow wind-flow patterns are associated with

west-to-east

If Earth did not rotate, the wind would blow directly from regions of ___ pressure toward regions of ___ pressure

High; low

In middle latitudes, surface pressure changes are primarily the result of large high- and low-pressure areas that move toward or away from a region

True

The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is

​Millibars or hectopascals

The coriolis force acts a ___ degree angle to the wind

90