Global Winds and Ocean Currents

What causes winds to form?

• areas of low pressure moving to areas of high pressure

• air moving vertically in the atmosphere

• gravity

• uneven heating of Earth's surfaces

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Which of the following shows how air moves around areas of high pressure?

• Air moves OUT OF or AWAY from areas of high pressure.

• Air moves INTO or TOWARDS areas of high pressure.

• Air can either move INTO our OUT OF areas of high pressure.

Which of the following describes the general air pressure at the equator (0 degrees) and at the poles (90 degrees)?

• There is HIGH pressure at the poles and LOW pressure at the equator.

• There is LOW pressure at the poles and high pressure at the equator.

• The pressure is LOW at both the equator and poles.

• The pressure is HIGH at both the equator and poles.

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Winds would generally just move north and south, but they tend to "curve" away from their intended path because of

• gravity.

• convection.

• Earth's rotation.

• temperature differences on Earth.

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The term "prevailing wind" describes

• what the wind is doing outside right now.

• the usual or average direction that winds come from.

• the usual or average direction that winds blow to.

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"Wind belts" are areas of wind that have the same prevailing direction. These belts happen every __ degrees of latitude.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 60

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In which wind belt do we live?

• Trade Winds

• Doldrums

• Easterlies

• Westerlies

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What is the prevailing wind direction in our area?

• southwest to northeast

• northwest to southeast

• northeast to southwest

• southeast to northwest

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What is the wind direction shown in this image?

• southeast

• northwest

• east

• northeast

• southwest

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The circular patterns of ocean currents found in each ocean basin are called __.

• whirlpools

• cyclones

• gyres

• thermohaline circulation

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