Global Winds

What causes wind?

• movement of high pressure to low pressure
• movement of low pressure to high pressure

The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?

• Sublimation
• Continental Deflection
• Transpiration
• Coriolis Effect

What is the instrument called that measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• ruler
• yard stick
• barometer

What causes wind?

• convection currents
• conduction currents
• radiation currents
• tropical currents

What causes wind?

• convection currents
• conduction currents
• radiation currents
• tropical currents

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• 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