Global and Local wind pattern

Wind is caused by _________.

• A) areas of different precipitation.
  

• B) conduction cells in the atmosphere.
  

• C) cold air rising and warm air sinking.
  

• D) the unequal heating of Earth's surface by the Sun.
  

Answer explanation

It is a wind that develops in the belt and is distributed around the world.

• A)Global wind

• B)Local wind

• C)Land wind

• D)Sea wind

Global winds that blow northeast from 30° north latitude and southeast from 30° south latitude are called _____.

• A)Doldrums

• B)Trade winds

• C)Prevailing wind

• D)Polar wind

Which is NOT a characteristic of global winds?

• A)They occur as global wind belts.

• B)They occur within small areas.

• C)They occur over large areas.

• D)They blow steadily over long distances.
  

This global wind pattern is found along the equator (0 degrees latitude) and is characterized by calm and weak winds.

• A)Doldrums

• B) Trade winds

• C)Prevailing westerlies

• D) Polar Easterlies

Can be encountered at 60° to 90° latitude in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere.

• A)Doldrums

• B)Trade winds

• C)Prevailing westerlies

• D)Polar easterlies

The wind that flows down hill_______, the wind that flows uphill ______.

• A)Land breeze, Sea breeze

• B)Sea breeze, Land breeze

• C)Mountain breeze, Valley breeze

• D)Valley breeze, Mountain breeze

Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?

• A)They occur within a small area.

• B)Land and sea breezes are examples.

• C)They blow over short distances.

• D)They blow steadily over long distances.

Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• A)They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

• B)They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

• C)They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

• D)They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

A land breeze usually originates during the _______.

• A) day and flows towards the water.

• B) evening and flows toward the land.

• C) evening and flows toward the water.

• D) day and flows towards the land.