Quiz about Atmospheric pressure and winds (15.3)

Question 1

The __________________ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States.

Accepted Answer

prevailing westerlies

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polar easterlies

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trade winds

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doldrums

Question 2

The ________________________ is caused by Earth's rotation.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

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Jet stream

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Doldrums

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Trade winds

Question 3

Steady winds between the equator and 30^o latitude north and south are known as the _______________.

Accepted Answer

trade winds

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doldrums

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jet streams

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easterlies

Question 4

Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the _____________________.

Accepted Answer

polar easterlies

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trade winds

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polar westerlies

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jet streams

Question 5

Sea and land breezes happen because ____________________________________.

Accepted Answer

The land heats and cools more quickly than the water

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The land heats and cools more slowly than the water

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Air moves more easily over water than over land

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Air moves more easily over land than over water

Question 6

Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the North Pole are known as _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

polar easterlies

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Prevailing westerlies

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trade winds

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doldrums

Question 7

Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths in the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

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jet streams

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trade winds

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prevailing westerlies

Question 8

The _________ are windless zones near the equator

Accepted Answer

doldrums

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prevailing westerlies

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polar easterlies

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trade winds

Question 9

What is the Coriolis Effect on wind patterns?

Accepted Answer

It causes them to turn slightly.

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It allows them to go straight.

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It causes them to turn in circles.

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There is no Coriolis Effect.

Question 10

Cool, dense air moves during the night from the land toward the water is known as ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

land breeze

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sea breeze

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jet stream

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doldrum

Question 11

How can the temperature of sand and water affect the climate of an area?

Accepted Answer

The area will take on the temperature of the sand and water around it.

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The temperature of sand and water do not affect the climate of an area.

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The temperature of the sand makes the area warmer. Water does nothing.

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The temperature of the water makes the area cooler. Sand does nothing.

Question 12

What causes wind to blow?

Accepted Answer

Differences in air temperature and pressure

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Differences in longitude

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Shock waves from clouds

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The rotation of the earth

Question 13

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

Accepted Answer

Unevenly

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Spirally

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Circularly

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Kinetically

Question 14

What causes warm air to rise?

Accepted Answer

the fact that it's less dense than cold air

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The fact that it weighs more than cold air

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The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

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the fact that its more dense than cold air

Question 15

The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

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Bernoulli's principle

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high pressure

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low pressure

Question 16

What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea?

Accepted Answer

Land Breeze

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Sea Breeze

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Mountain Breeze

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None of the Above

Question 17

True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 18

What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?

Accepted Answer

Sea Breeze

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Land Breeze

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Mountain Breeze

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None of the Above

Question 19

What winds blow from west to east in the temperate zone and move weather patterns across the United States?

Accepted Answer

prevailing westerlies

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polar easterlies

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trade winds

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jet streams

Question 20

What are cold winds that blow from east to west in the polar regions?

Accepted Answer

polar easterlies

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trade winds

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prevailing westerlies

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jet streams

Question 21

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

Accepted Answer

Land breeze - nighttime

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Land breeze - daytime

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Sea breeze - daytime

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Sea breeze - nighttime

Question 22

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

Accepted Answer

west to east

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east to west

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north to south

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south to west

Question 23

Why does a sea breeze at the beach keep you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day?

Accepted Answer

warm air rising over land lets cooler air from the ocean blow in

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a storm is approaching

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cool air rising over land lets warm air from the ocean blow in

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Similarities in temperature between land and water

Question 24

Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Local and global winds

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Greenhouse Effect

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Infrared Radiation

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Global temperature increase

Question 25

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

Accepted Answer

high; low

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warm; cool

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cool; warm

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low; high

Question 26

Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.

Accepted Answer

cooler

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more inviting

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larger

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warmer

Question 27

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

Accepted Answer

air pressure

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density

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volume

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none of the above

Question 28

Wind occurs because of differences in ___________

Accepted Answer

air pressure.

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humidity.

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nitrogen levels.

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latitude.

Question 29

Which is true about atmospheric convection currents?

Accepted Answer

Heat is released from the oceans and land causing wind.

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Wind is caused by the gravity of planets in our solar system

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Wind is caused by the polar ice caps

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Wind is only caused by the rotation of the Earth.

Question 30

What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?

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Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.

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Cold air rises at the equator, and warm air sinks at the poles.

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Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.

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Warm air sinks at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.

Question 31

Air moves in large, circular patterns called

Accepted Answer

convection cells.

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trade winds.

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convection currents.

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pressure belts.

Question 32

Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are called

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jet streams.

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jet currents.

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convection currents.

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convection streams.

Question 33

Which are the same global winds? Use the image

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C-B

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A-B

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A-C

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D-B

Question 34

Is not a force but results from the difference in speed of winds relative to the ground as they move from one latitude to another when the winds appear to bend because of the movement of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

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doldrums

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cyclones

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horse latitudes

Question 35

A low-pressure zone caused by the rising of warm air is referred to as

Accepted Answer

doldrums

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prevailing westerlies

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jet scream

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prevailing easterlies

Question 36

Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface

Accepted Answer

jet streams

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horse latitudes

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polar easterlies

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doldrums

Question 37

When less dense mountain air rises and is replaced by cooler, denser valley air

Accepted Answer

valley breeze

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mountain breeze

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land breeze

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sea breeze

Question 38

The dense subsiding air that flows toward the equator and is strongly defected to the west (coming from the east)

Accepted Answer

polar easterlies

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horse latitudes

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prevailing westerlies

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polar vortex

Question 39

Winds of upper and lower elevation air that flow toward the pole from 30 degrees are deflected toward the east (coming from the west)

Accepted Answer

prevailing westerlies

Answer

polar easterlies

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trade winds

Answer

horse latitudes

Question 40

Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

Accepted Answer

sea breeze

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land breeze

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valley breeze

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mountain breeze

Question 41

When a warm and a cold air mass are next to one another, but neither is moving strongly enough to overtake the other, a "stalemate" occurs and the front remains in one place

Accepted Answer

stationary front

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cold front

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warm front

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occluded front

Question 42

Air going towards the equator that is defected by the Coriolis effect. These are named because of their usefulness to merchant vessels

Accepted Answer

trade winds

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prevailing westerlies

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jet streams

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squall lines

Question 43

Occurs when warmer air is replacing colder air and the warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass.

Accepted Answer

warm front

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cold front

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occluded front

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stationary front

Question 44

Huge body of air that has somewhat uniform temperature and humidity and covers hundreds or thousands of square kilometers of the earth's surface

Accepted Answer

air mass

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polar easterlies

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stationary front

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doldrums

Question 45

High pressure areas are

Accepted Answer

anti-cyclones

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cyclones

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jet streams

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doldrums

Question 46

Regions of high-pressure and gentle winds at about 30 degrees north and south latitude are called

Accepted Answer

horse latitudes

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doldrums

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polar vortex

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prevailing westerlies

Question 47

Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?

Accepted Answer

They blow steadily over long distances.

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They occur within a small area.

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Land and sea breezes are examples.

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They blow over short distances.

Question 48

The transfer of heat energy through the movement of matter.

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Condensation

Question 49

What kind of air pressure does COLD air have?

Accepted Answer

High pressure

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Low pressure

Question 50

What kind of air pressure does WARM air have?

Accepted Answer

Low pressure

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High pressure

Question 51

During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.

Accepted Answer

Sea breeze

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Land breeze

Question 52

In what direction (left or right) do winds curve in the Northern Hemisphere? Is this clockwise or counterclockwise?

Accepted Answer

Right; Clockwise

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Left; Clockwise

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Right; Counterclockwise

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Left; Counterclockwise

Question 53

The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

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Earth's magnetic field

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Earth's gravitational pull

Question 54

High winds near top of troposphere generally flowing west to east and are able to influence the weather.

Accepted Answer

Jet streams

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Doldrums

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Polar easterlies

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Prevailing westerlies

Question 55

What do doldrums mean?

Accepted Answer

foolish

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dull and slugish

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fast and active

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medium

Question 56

What are horse latitudes named after

Accepted Answer

Europeans throwing horses overboard when the ships were stuck due to lack of wind

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Tuskeegee air men throwing horses of board

Question 57

What is the area convection cells meet (not the equator)

Accepted Answer

horse latitudes

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doldrums

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westerlies

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easterlies

Atmospheric pressure and winds (15.3)

61 questions

The __________________ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States.

The ________________________ is caused by Earth's rotation.

Steady winds between the equator and 30^o latitude north and south are known as the _______________.

Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the _____________________.

Sea and land breezes happen because ____________________________________.

The distinct wind patterns on Earth’s surface are created by ___________________ and by the Coriolis Effect.

Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the North Pole are known as _________________________________.

Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths in the _______________________.

The _________ are windless zones near the equator

What is the Coriolis Effect on wind patterns?

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Atmospheric pressure and winds (15.3)

61 questions

The __________________ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States.

The ________________________ is caused by Earth's rotation.

Steady winds between the equator and 30o latitude north and south are known as the _______________.

Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the _____________________.

Sea and land breezes happen because ____________________________________.

The distinct wind patterns on Earth’s surface are created by ___________________ and by the Coriolis Effect.

Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the North Pole are known as _________________________________.

Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths in the _______________________.

The _________ are windless zones near the equator

What is the Coriolis Effect on wind patterns?

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Steady winds between the equator and 30^o latitude north and south are known as the _______________.