Winds Review

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

• Coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

What is the main cause of the Coriolis effect?

• Earth’s rotation

• trade winds

• the sun and ocean

• temperature

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Horse latitudes
• Trade winds
• Polar easterlies

Cold winds that blow from east to west between latitude lines 60°N and the North Pole and 60°S and the South Pole.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Trade winds
• Horse latitudes
• Polar easterlies

Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.

• California Current
• Gulf Stream
• Jet Stream
• Atlantic Ocean

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

• heat from the Earth's core

• the rotation of the Earth

• the Moon's gravity

• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

Which global winds move FROM the east to the west?

• Jet Stream

• Trade Winds

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies