True(A) or False(B) 1. A sea or land breeze is caused by temperature differences

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True(A) or False(B)

1. A sea or land breeze is caused by temperature differences.

2. The presence of a steep inversion is important for Chinook winds to cause hydraulic jump and hurricane - force winds.

3. California experiences wet winter and dry summer due to the positioning of the Pacific high during those seasons.

4. Santa Ana winds warm by compression as they flow down an elevated desert plateau.

5. The icelandic low is a semi - permanent pressure system.

6. The summer monsoon in eastern and southern Asia is characterized by dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea.

7. The wind belt found on the poleward side of the polar front is called the doldrums.

8. The wind systems and the pressure systems of the general circulation of the atmosphere shift towards the hemisphere that is experiencing summer.

9.The world’s largest temperature fluctuation (a rise of 27oC (49oF) in 2 minutes) occurred at BassLake, California in 1943 as Mono winds swept through the area.

10. Feathering reduces the efficiency of wind turbines.

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Answers:

1. A (true)

2. A (true)

3. A (true)

4. A (true)

5. A (true)

6. B (false)

7. B (false)

8. A (True)

9. B (false)

10. A(true)

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