Hazardous Earth: Climate & Circulation

What is the primary cause of global atmospheric circulation?

• Excessive use of fossil fuels

• Deforestation

• Global warming

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun

Which wind belt is located at 0-30 degrees latitude?

• Horse Latitudes

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

What is the name of the wind belt located at 30-60 degrees latitude?

• Horse Latitudes

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Polar Easterlies

What is the term for the process of warm air rising and cool air sinking?

• Convection

• Evaporation

• Advection

• Radiation

What is the name of the low-pressure belt at the equator?

• Equatorial Doldrums

• Equatorial Trough

• Equatorial Cyclone

• Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

Which gas is the primary driver of the greenhouse effect?

• Oxygen (O2)

• Methane (CH4)

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Nitrous oxide (N2O)

What is the name of the process where Earth's surface absorbs solar radiation and emits infrared radiation?

• Thermal radiation

• Solar absorption

• Greenhouse effect

• Atmospheric reflection

What is the term for the warming of the Earth's surface due to greenhouse gases trapping heat?

• Atmospheric warming

• Heatwave effect

• Greenhouse effect

• Global cooling

Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Fill in the blank: The Coriolis effect causes moving air to deflect to the _____ in the Northern Hemisphere.

• down

• right

• left

• up