Global Winds

Global Winds

11th - 12th Grade

23 Qs

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Global Winds

Global Winds

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11th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

land breezes
mountain breezes
global winds
land breezes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?

trade winds
land breeze
westerlies
jet stream

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

jet stream
breeze
westerlies
trade winds

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.

Earth's rotation...Coriolis
Earth's revolution...Coriolis
Earth's rotation...Doppler
Earth's revolution...Doppler

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of global wind flows toward the poles from west to east carrying moist air over the United States?

Prevailing Westerlies
Prevailing Easterlies
Polar Easterlies 
Doldrums

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which global winds converge at roughly 0 degrees on Earth?

Polar easterlies

Doldrums

Westerlies

Trade Winds

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What global wind is located from 0 to 30 degrees North and South of the Equator?

Trade Winds
Prevailing Westerlies
Polar Easterlies 
Doldrum

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