Global Circulation of the Atmosphere

Hadley's model explains that air circulates around the planet through a system of...

• channels

• convection cells

• currents

• weather fronts

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Hadley's global-scale circulation pattern exists because of...

• the uneven heating of Earth by the sun

• the moon's gravitational pull on ocean tides

• the varying amounts of global precipitation

• magnetism between the North and South poles

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Without ___, Earth's equator would be much hotter and the poles would be much colder.

• clouds

• convection cells

• precipitation

• seasonal changes

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The rising and falling in the three convection cells in each hemisphere help to explain...

• patterns of wet and dry climates around the globe

• the difference between weather and severe weather

• the difference between hurricanes and tornadoes

• patterns of cold and hot temperatures around the globe

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What causes the paths of surface winds to curve?

• the curvy path effect

• the rain shadow effect

• the Coriolis effect

• the force of winds higher up in the atmosphere

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Although the path of the wind is not moving off course, it appears to curve because...

• Earth orbits around the sun at a fairly fast and consistent rate

• Earth rotates underneath the air as it moves north and south

• of an optical illusion that occurs on the horizon

• winds generally do not follow straight paths as their force increases

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In which direction does the wind appear to curve in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Depending on the season, the wind curves in both hemispheres in either direction

• The wind in both Northern and Southern hemispheres curve counter clockwise

• The wind appears to curve clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

• The wind does not appear to do anything but blow in the Northern Hemisphere

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The wind's paths appear to curve in either clockwise or counterclockwise directions because Earth is...

• wobbling on its axis

• rotating west to east

• cooling down rapidly

• orbiting around the sun

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Global winds are surface winds that blow in ___ around Earth.

• temporary spurts

• east to west seasonal patterns

• irregular patterns from breezes to gales

• fairly constant predictable patterns

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The pattern of global winds is caused by large convection cells and...

• monsoon winds

• the Coriolis effect

• the greenhouse effect

• hurricane force winds

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