Humidity, wind, dewpoint

What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?

• breezes
• coriolis effect
• westerlies
• easterlies

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In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

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

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Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

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

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What causes wind?

• differences in pressure
• conduction currents
• density
• tropical currents

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This type of wind helped blow trader's ships from Europe to the Americas. It blows winds from EAST to WEST. 

• Polar Easterlies
• Trade Winds
• Prevailing Westerlies
• Horse Latitudes

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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

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Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth?

• Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around.
• The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air.
• Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface.
• Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface.

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Which of the following are narrow belts of strong winds found in the upper troposphere?

• doldrums
• westerlies
• trade winds
• jet streams

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Base your answer to the question on the weather map below, which shows the locations of a high-pressure center (H) and a low-pressure center (L) over a portion of North America. The isolines indicate surface air pressures. The arrows on which map best show the pattern of surface winds around these two pressure centers?

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When the air is full of water and has a relative humidity of 100% it is said to be ___.

• full

• humid

• saturated

• warm

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