E&O 7

Located at 30 degrees latitude, regions of high pressure and gentle winds are called what?

• horse latitudes

• fall winds

• trade winds

• jet streams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The trade winds blow from the high-pressure regions of the horse latitudes toward the _____________.

• equator

• poles

• jet streams

• westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Surface winds at poles that are caused by the Coriolis effect are called what?

• polar easteriles

• trade winds

• jet streams

• monsoons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These are surface winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the poles to about 60 degrees.

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

You can find these strong, narrow winds in the upper troposphere.

• prevailing westerlies

• jet streams

• polar easterlies

• monsoons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds that seasonally change direction (reverse) are called what?

• monsoons

• jet streams

• fall winds

• trade winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The earth's rotation affects the course of the winds. This is known as what?

• Coriolis Effect

• Fall Winds

• Courserly Winds

• Monsoons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The atmosphere is the _________________________.

• blanket of gases that surrounds the earth.

• all the layers of air.

• the air we breathe.

• the blanket of air around the universe.

Water vapor is the term for the ______________ form of water.

• gaseous

• liquid

• solid

• airy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This layer of the atmosphere is located directly above the tropopause.

• troposhere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere