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Global Winds and Ocean Currents

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8th Grade

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Global Winds and Ocean Currents
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"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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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which wind belt do we live?

Trade Winds

Doldrums

Easterlies

Westerlies

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