Winds and Pressure Belts Quiz 2024

Name

Which are causes of wind

• Unequal heating of the atmosphere and difference in air pressure
• Humidity
• The Sun

Which is not a type of global wind?

• Doldrums
• Land and Sea Breeze
• Trade Winds

These are large circular patters that air travels in

• Convection Cells
• Currents

These are bands of pressure found every 30 degrees latitude

• Pressure Belts
• Convection Cells

Rotation of the Earth causes moving air and water to change directions is caused by?

• Jet Streams
• Coriolis Effect
• Currents Effect

This global wind is found at the equator

• Doldrums
• Horse Latitude
• Westerlies

These winds form as cold sinking air and produce COLD and freezing weather

• Doldrums
• Polar Easterlies
• Trade Winds

These are weak winds; deserts experience these types of winds

• Doldrums
• Westerlies
• Polar Easterlies

These winds are found between 60 degrees and 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres... they move to the WEST!

• Doldrums
• Horse Latitude
• Westerlies