Wind Belts and Station Models

What is the Coriolis Effect?

• How Earths rotation makes the wind and water curve
• How Earths rotation makes the water curve
• How Earths rotation makes the land curve

In which direction do westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

What two factors are needed to measure wind?

• direction and speed
• temperature and speed
• direction and temperature
• speed only

The main factor that causes any wind to blow is ...

• a. Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere.
• b. Differences in air pressure and humidity.
• c. Warm air from the poles meeting the cold ait from the equator.
• d. The even heating of the Earth's atmosphere.

Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.

• rises/sinks
• sinks/rises

Air always blows from 

• a. High pressure to low pressure
• b. Hot air to cold air
• c. low pressure to high pressure
• d. East to west

Winds in the Northern hemisphere curve to the 

• upward
• downward
• left
• right

Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?

• jet stream
• breeze
• westerlies
• trade winds

Why do land breezes occur at night?

• Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
• Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
• Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
• Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.