Atmospheric Pressure

Fact or Fiction Quiz

1. When a weather person mentions "high pressure" on the news, he or she means that the upper (or high) atmospheric pressure exceeds that of the Earth surface pressure. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
2. Water boils quicker and at a lower temperature at higher elevations. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
3. The winds of an "anticyclone" (also known as a high pressure cell) converge in the upper atmosphere and diverge or spread apart at the Earth's surface. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
4. California (30° to 40° N) is kept dry during the summer because of a dominant subtropical high pressure cell known as the Pacific or Hawaiian High. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
5. The polar regions are actually very dry with little precipitation. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
6. Closely spaced isobars on a map indicate a strong pressure gradient. Fact of Fiction?
   
   
7. Land masses affect the development of belts of atmospheric pressure due to the differential heating of land and water as well as the interference with the movement of air. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
8. The Coriolis Effect is largest at the poles. Fact or Fiction?