Global winds

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

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

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

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

• jet stream
• breeze
• westerlies
• trade winds

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

What is located at 0 degrees on Earth?

• Pole
• Doldrums
• Horse Latitude
• Polar Easterlies

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon
• the sun
• the Earth's surface
• the rotation of the Earth

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere? 

• continental deflection
• the rotation of the Earth
• Moon's gravity
• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?

• less dense and less pressure than warm air
• more dense and more pressure than warm air
• more dense and less pressure than warm air
• less dense and more pressure than warm air

Near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.

• westerlies
• jet stream
• trade winds
• local winds