Major Pressure Belts and winds

Major Pressure Belts and winds

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Major Pressure Belts and winds

Major Pressure Belts and winds

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Geography

7th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are ___________ major pressure belts on the earth's surface.

three

four

six

seven

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ____________ low-pressure belt extends from 0 to 5° North and South of Equator

Equatorial

Subtropical

Subpolar

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At about 30°North and South of Equator lies the area where the ascending equatorial air currents descend. This area is thus an area of high pressure. It is also called as the _____________________.

Doldrums

Tropics

Horse Latitude

Low

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The equatorial low-pressure belt is also called as _______________ because it is a zone of total calm without any breeze.

horse latitude

doldrums

subpolar

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The winds from subtropical region blow towards the Equator as ____________ winds

Trade

Polar Easterlies

Westerlies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The belts located between 60° and 70° in each hemisphere are known as ______________Pressure Belts

Sub-Polar Low

Sub-Tropical High

Polar High

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the North and South Poles, between 70° to 90° North and South, the temperatures are always extremely ___________.

high

moderate

low

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