1. Look at Figure 4.5, showing the molecular density of the air in bicycle tires. If one of the tires goes flat from being punctured, what would happen to the pressure gradient between the inside and outside of the inner tube?

2. Which global pressure belt is most influential where you live?

3. Explain the precipitation and temperature pattern where you live in the context of Figure 4.21. Draw a climate diagram for your location.

4. Landmasses can get warmer as global temperatures rise. How could this change the strength of the Asian monsoon during summer? How might it affect precipitation from the monsoon?

5. If you owned a home overlooking the ocean, would you oppose or support a commercial-scale offshore wind turbine project that you could see from your house? Explain.