U5D5 Coriolis Effect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is influenced by global wind patterns?

• Ocean currents

• Mountain formation

• Earthquake frequency

• Volcanic eruptions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains how the Coriolis Effect influences weather patterns on Earth?

• It causes winds and currents to move in straight lines from the poles to the equator.

• It deflects freely moving fluids (air and water) to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, affecting weather patterns.

• It only affects ocean currents, not atmospheric winds.

• It has no impact on weather patterns.

Multiple Choice

The Coriolis Effect exists because

• the rotation of the Earth (spinning)

• the distance from the Sun
• the gravitational pull of the Moon
• the tilt of the Earth

Multiple Choice

Winds do not move directly from north to south or from east to west due to the _____________ Effect

• Bernoulli
• Gravitational
• Newtonian
• Coriolis

Multiple Select

Which of the following are main atmospheric convection cells responsible for creating global winds?

• Hadley Cell

• Ferrel Cell

• Polar Cell

• Tropical Cell

Multiple Choice

Which wind belt is located between 0° and 30° latitude and blows from east to west due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Trade Winds

• Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Monsoon Winds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors contribute to the creation of wind belts?

• Solar radiation

• Coriolis Effect

• Convection cells

• All of the above