ESC 1000 Earth Science Name:____________

Chapter 18 Part E Air Pressure and Wind Review Questions 16 Points

Required Question (4 points):

4. What force is responsible for generating wind? Explain.

Your instructor will either choose three questions of the following or they will be circled on the paper. If he chose only one, then you may chose two. If he circles two, then you may chose one. You write a short answer for 4-4-4 points each (Write on back if necessary):

14. What is a local wind? Give three examples.

6. How does the Coriolis effect modify air movement?

12. What influence does upper-level airflow seem to have on surface-pressure systems?

11. The following questions relate to the global pattern of air pressure and winds:

(a) the trade winds diverge from which pressure zone?

(b) Which prevailing wind belts (two) converge in the stormy region known as the polar front?

(c) Which pressure belt is associated with the equator

16. Describe the relationship between the Southern Oscillation and a major El Niño event