Coriolis Effect

GWhich way to the global winds blow in each hemisphere?

• east to west in Northern Hemisphere and west to east in the Southern Hemisphere
• west to east in Northern Hemisphere and east to west in Southern Hemisphere
• North to south in the Northern Hemisphere and south to north in Southern Hemisphere
• south to north in the Northern Hemisphere and north to south in the Southern Hemisphere

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In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricane winds blow

• harder than in the Southern Hemisphere
• counterclockwise
• clockwise
• less than in the Southern Hemisphere

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How is wind named?

• From the direction which they blow to.
• From the direction which they come from.
• From the Department of Atmospheric Affairs 
• By the amount of air pressure. 

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When the water is cooler than the land at day, what kind of local wind do you have? 

• Land breeze
• Sea Breeze

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These global winds blow from 30 degree latitude to the equator.

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Tradewinds

• Doldrums

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These global winds blow from the poles to about 60 degree latitude.

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Tradewinds

• Doldrums

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Air always wants to move from areas of ______________ pressure to _______________ pressure.

• low to high

• high to low

• doesn't matter

• huh?

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The air we breathe is mostly

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• ozone

• nitrogen

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The highest pressure on Earth is found here due to the amount of cold sinking air.

• poles

• 30 degree latitude

• 60 degree latitude

• equator

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The transfer of heat through the circulation of a liquid or a gas.

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

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