Atmospheric Circulation Quiz

Winds blow from

• L to H pressure
• H to L pressure
• North to South
• East to West

The circulation of the atmosphere and the oceans is affected by the rotation of Earth on its axis. This is called

• Coriolis effect
• gravity
• prevailing winds
• Global air circulation

The air that flows from the poles toward the equator does not flow in a single, straight line.

• True
• False

Each hemisphere contains

• 2 looping patterns of flow called convection cells
• 6 looping patterns of flow called convection cells
• 3 looping patterns of flow called convection cells

Each convection cell correlates to an area of Earth's surface called a

• Biome
• Hadley cell
• Wind Belt

Wind belts are characterized by winds that flow in

• many different directions
• one main direction
• different temperature zones

The equator is dominated by

• high pressure
• cold air
• low pressure

Air rises due to

• warm air, moist air and convergence
• warm air, moist air and high pressure
• warm air, moist air and divergence

Region referred to at the equator is known as the

• Polar Easterlies
• Intertropical convergence zone
• Westerlies

The equator contains many ____________ at this latitude.

• Deserts
• Prairies
• Rain forests
• Grasslands