Global Winds 2020

Warmer temperatures are associated with...

• Direct sunlight and high pressure

• Indirect sunlight and high pressure

• Direct sunlight and low pressure

Colder temperatures are associated with...

• Direct sunlight and high pressure

• Indirect sunlight and high pressure

• Direct sunlight and low pressure

At what latitude are the doldrums found?

• 90 degrees North

• 30 degress south

• Tropic of Cancer

• The equator

What kind of air is found at the doldrums?

• Warm rising air

• Cold dry sinking air

• Cold moist sinking air

Why are tropical rainforests found at the equator?

• Lots of cold dry air

• Lots of cold moist air

• Lots of warm moist air

• Lots of warm dry air

The horse latitutdes are found where?

• 90 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 60 degrees

What kind of pressure is located at the north and south poles?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• High and low pressure

Wind flow from...

• Low to high pressure

• High to low pressure

• Wind does not flow

What is the name of the global wind pattern that includes most of the USA?

• Polar Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Doldrums

• Prevailing Westerlies

As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere, winds are deflected:

• At a 45° angle from the original direction.
• At a 90° angle from the original direction.
• To the right of the original direction.
• To the left of the original direction.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6