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Unit 2: Global Winds

Authored by Nicole Outlaw

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Unit 2: Global Winds
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What causes the Coriolis effect?

Earth's shape.

Earth's rotation.

Earth's revolution around the Sun.

Earth's energy flows from the equator to the poles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Prevailing winds that blow between the 60°-90° lines of latitude in both hemispheres. These winds travel from east to west around the globe.

Doldrums

Trade winds

Westerlies

Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

Dew point

Relative humidity

Humidity

Vaper point

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The general flow of the jet stream is towards the

North.

South.

East.

West.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which instrument measures wind direction only?

Wind scale.

Wind compass.

Wind gauge.

Wind vane.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude almost to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude almost to the equator.

Trade winds

Jet stream

Tropical Easterlies

Tropical Westerlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which global wind pattern affects weather in the United States?

Prevailing Westerlies.

Polar Easterlies.

Northeast trade winds.

Southeast trade winds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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