global winds

What are the areas of calm or no wind located near the Equator called?

• Trade Wind

• Doldrums

• Polar Easterlies

• Horse Latitude

what is the main cause of the coriolis effect?

• earth’s rotation

• trade winds

• the sun and ocean

• temperature

The troposphere gets colder as you go up.  What is the reason for this?

• the troposphere is heated by the sun reacting with oxygen (ozone)
• the troposphere is heated by Earth's surface
• the troposphere is heated by Carbon dioxide heat release
• it is getting closer to outerspace

The Coriolis Effect is caused by:

• the gravitational pull from the Moon

• the uneven heating of the Earth

• the rotation of the Earth

• leftover gases from outgassing

Most of the United States is located in the wind belt known as the...

• Polar Easterlies

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Trade winds

In the Northern hemisphere, winds bend to the:

• right

• left

Winds that blow from 30⁰ latitude to 60⁰ latitude are called...

• polar easterlies

• westerlies

• trade winds

• doldrums

Where does the initial source of energy that creates winds come from?

• the moon

• the sun

• the Earth's surface

• the rotation of the Earth

In a sea breeze, warm air rises from the ____ and cool air comes in from the ___

• land, water
• water, land

In the Southern Hemisphere, hurricanes spin this way.

• diagonally

• counterclockwise

• vertically

• clockwise