Transcript Swine Jeopardy - Roland-Story Agriculture Education

Air Circulation Jeopardy
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an episode of strong trade winds
and unusually low sea-surface
temperatures in the central and
eastern Pacific
La Nina
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the seasonal reversal of wind
direction associated with large
continents
monsoon
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the nightly downslope winds
commonly found in mountain
valleys
mountain breeze
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that mass movement of ocean water
that is either wind driven or
imitated by temperatures and saline
content of the seawater
ocean current
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the stormy frontal zone separating
air masses of polar origin from air
masses of tropical origin
polar front
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are strong, extremely dry offshore
winds that characteristically sweep
through in Southern California and
northern Baja California in late fall
and winter
Santa Ana
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is an oceanographic phenomenon that involves
wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually
nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface,
replacing the warmer, usually nutrient-depleted
surface water
upwelling
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small convective cells that exist for
a short time such as thunderstorms
or tornadoes
mesoscale winds
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a wind observed in the interior West
of North America
chinook
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are a pattern of wind that are found
in bands around the Earth's
equatorial region
Trade winds
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The United States does not
experience a monsoon.
false
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Seasonal changes in pressure are
greater over continents than over
the oceans.
true
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Jet stream winds are completely
distinct from the mid-latitude
westerlies.
false
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For much of South and Southeast
Asia, winter is a period characterized
by relatively dry conditions.
true
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The wind called the "norther" in Texas
is really not a local wind but rather is a
synoptic scale (macroscale)
phenomenon.
true
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The areas of abundant rainfall on
the earth tend to be
near the equator and in midlatitudes.
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Concerning rainfall patterns, areas
of persistent high pressure tend to
cause.
desert regions.
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Why do westerly winds prevail at
upper altitudes?
rotation of the earth and equator to
pole temperature contrast
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Surface high pressure zones are
usually associated with
clear or nearly clear weather.
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Jet streams are associated with
fronts because of the
large temperature gradient.
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Microscale winds generally last for:
a few seconds.
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Most of the United States is situated
in which zone of prevailing winds?
westerlies
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The prevailing winds that blow
from the horse latitudes toward the
doldrums are called:
trade winds.
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When are upper air winds fastest?
In the winter
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Summertime wildfires in California
are fanned by:
the Santa Ana winds.
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Jet streams occur where?
occur at 25,000 to 40,000 feet in
middle latitudes.
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Winds are usually named for.
the direction or place from which
they are blowing.
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The prevailing winds that tend to
influence cities such as Chicago
and New York City are
westerlies.
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The definition of the word
'monsoon' means
seasonal wind shift.
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The amount of precipitation
received at a given location is
primarily controlled by
circulation patterns in the
atmosphere.
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