Pressure and Temperature Practice

Label the wind belts on the map.

a

b

c

Easterlies

Tradewinds

Westerlies

Label the pressure belts on the map.

a

b

c

d

Equatorial Lows

Polar High

Subpolar Low

Subtropical Highs

What is another name given to the "Equatorial Lows"?

• Horse Latitude

• Doldrums

• Easterlies

• Tradewinds

What is another name given to the "Subtropical Highs"?

• Horse Latitude

• Doldrums

• Easterlies

• Tradewinds

What is another name for the pressure belts?

• "Hadley Cells"

• "Easterlies"

• "Doldrums"

• "Coriolis Effect"

Match the wind belt to the correct description

• Easterlies

• 
• Westerlies

• 
• Tradewinds

• 

Air moves from areas of (a)   pressure to areas of ​ (b)   pressure.

• HIGH
• LOW
• MEDIUM

The parts of Earth that experience direct sunlight will have ​ (a)   air. This kind of air ​ (b)   because it is ​ (c)   than the air around it.

• WARM
• RISES
• LESS DENSE
• COLD
• SINKS
• MORE DENSE

The parts of Earth that experience indirect sunlight will have ​ (a)   air. This kind of air ​ (b)   because it is ​ (c)   than the air around it.

• WARM
• RISES
• LESS DENSE
• COLD
• SINKS
• MORE DENSE

Which kind of weather is associated with HIGH PRESSURE?

• Sunny, clear skies!

• Cloudy, rainy weather