Wind and Pressure Quiz

What is the equatorial trough also known as?

• Intertropical convergence zone

• Subtropical high pressure belt

• Polar high

• Subpolar low

What causes the Coriolis effect?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Magnetic field

• Tides

• Solar flares

What is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere called?

• Thermosphere

• Tropopause

• Mesopause

• Exosphere

What is the name of the belt of low pressure around the Earth at the equator?

• Intertropical convergence zone

• Subtropical high pressure belt

• Polar high

• Subpolar low

What is the name of the winds spiraling outwards from the subtropical high pressure belt towards the equator?

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Easterly Trade Winds

• Doldrums

What is the name of the area where air is being forced down, creating high pressure zones centered at about 30 degrees latitude?

• Subtropical high pressure belt

• Subpolar low

• Intertropical convergence zone

• Polar high

What is the name of the area where air is being forced down, creating high pressure zones centered at about 30 degrees latitude?

• Intertropical convergence zone

• Subtropical high pressure belt

• Polar high

• Subpolar low

What is the name of the area where air is being forced down, creating high pressure zones centered at about 30 degrees latitude?

• Intertropical convergence zone

• Subtropical high pressure belt

• Polar high

• Subpolar low