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As elevation increases.....
a) there is no pressure at higher elevations
b) pressure stays the same
c) pressure increases
d) pressure decreases

Who is the best teacher at ISM?
a) Mr Glog
b) Mr Glog
c) Mr Glog
d) Mr Glog

The reason we have winds on the surface of the earth is air moving from areas of ___ pressure to ____ pressure
a) high to low
b) low to high
c) high to high
d) low to low

The temperature at the poles is cold because of....
a) adiabatic heating
b) direct heating
c) indirect heating
d) adiabatic cooling

Where does the rainshadow effect happen?
a) Leeward side
b) Windward side
c) Top of the mountain
d) Both sides of the mountain

As air rises the pressure gets lower which leads to...
a) more air
b) heating of the air
c) cooling of the air
d) more moisture in the air

In the southern hemisphere the wind is deflected to the...
a) Left
b) Right
c) Straight
d) Up

The lake-snow effect needs the lake water to be
a) boiling so evaporation can happen
b) frozen
c) colder than the air
d) warmer than the air

On the ground at the equator you will find....
a) low pressure
b) high pressure
c) no pressure
d) a vacuum

Which climate zone is found at 30˚ latitude?
a) Taiga
b) Polar
c) Desert
d) Tundra

Rainshadow occurs because...
a) warm dry air rises to condense
b) warm moist air rises to condense
c) cold dry air rises to condense
d) cold moist air rises to condense

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