Jet Streams and Global Winds

What causes wind?

• convection currents
• conduction currents
• radiation currents
• tropical currents

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Winds are caused by 

• equal heating 
• unequal heating

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The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

• Earth's revolution
• Earth's magnetic field
• Earth's rotation
• Earth's gravitational pull

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Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Horse latitudes
• Trade winds
• Polar easterlies

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Steady winds that flow from west to east between latitude lines 30°N and 60°N and 30°S and 60°S.

• Doldrums
• Prevailing westerlies
• Polar easterlies
• Trade winds

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Cold winds that blow from east to west between latitude lines 60°N and the North Pole and 60°S and the South Pole.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Trade winds
• Horse latitudes
• Polar easterlies

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High winds near top of troposphere generally flowing west to east and are able to influence the weather.

• Doldrums
• Polar easterlies
• Jet streams
• Prevailing westerlies

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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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Which is most responsible for guiding the movement of different air masses across the United States?

• the oceans
• trade winds
• the jet stream
• easterly winds

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What is the jet stream?

• Precipitation in North Carolina

• Weather over a long period of time

• Strong winds above the Earth's surface

• Football flying over the Earth

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