Desert climates often experience significant changes in temperature from the warmest temperature of the day to the coldest temperature of the day. Sometimes there is more change in temperature on a daily basis than winter to summer
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following wind conditions is associated with the nighttime clouds that tend to form over water during the summer in humid climates?
A. Santa Ana wind B. chinook wind C. land breeze D. sea breeze
Winds in the upper atmosphere are:
A) westerly only in the northern hemisphere. B) westerly only in the southern hemisphere. C) westerly in both the northern and southern hemisphere. D) faster in summer than in winter in both the northern and southern hemisphere.
The marine layer
A) is warm. B) is dry. C) lies above the tradewind inversion. D) increases in height in a westerly direction.
Downwelling ________
A) of ocean water results in areas of high primary productivity at the ocean surface B) is the flow of cold water down toward the ocean floor C) occurs in areas where currents diverge, or flow away from each other D) occurs in areas where surface currents converge, or flow toward each other E) occurs where winds blow at right angles toward the coastline