Formation of Wind Belts

What primarily causes air to move horizontally across Earth's surface?

• High pressure at the equator and low pressure at the poles.

• The spin of the Earth

• Low pressure at the equator and high pressure at the poles.

• The constant alternation of day and night.

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What primarily causes the vertical movement of air above Earth's surface?

• High pressure at the poles and low pressure at the equator.

• Low temperatures at the poles and high temperatures at the equator.

• Low temperatures near Earth's surface and higher temperatures in the atmosphere.

• Higher temperatures at Earth's surface and lower temperatures in the atmosphere.

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Where two convection cells come together one can expect air pressure to be

• normal

• high

• low

• unpredictable.

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Since air is typically warming at the equator, air pressure tends to be

• low

• high

• variable

• deadly

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How many primary wind belts are there in each hemisphere?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which of the following factors is NOT likely to affect the uneven heating of the Earth's surface?

• Tilt of Earth on its axis

• Day and night cycles

• Spherical shape of the Earth

• The number of people running air conditioners and furnaces

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The apparent deflection of air from a straight line into a curved path due to Earth's rotation.

• The Ozone Effect

• The Coriolis Effect.

• The Greenhouse Effect.

• The Haber Effect.

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If air is experiencing high pressure there is _____ space between particles.

• more

• equal

• less

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When air warms, pressure ______.

• increases

• stays the same

• decreases

The cycling of air as it cools and sinks, then warms and rises creates a _____.

• sink hole

• high rise

• coronation current

• convection cell

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