Global Winds and Their Patterns

Global Winds and Their Patterns

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Interactive Video

Created by

Lucas Foster

Science, Geography

5th - 8th Grade

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This video tutorial from Mumo Math and Science focuses on memorizing global winds, including their locations, names, and directions. The tutorial begins with a method to remember wind locations by using a simple subtraction technique. It then explains the names of the winds, such as easterly, westerly, and trade winds, and how they are named based on their origin. The video also covers the directions in which these winds blow, emphasizing that they do not move strictly east to west but rather in northeast or southwest directions. The tutorial concludes with a summary and encourages viewers to subscribe for more educational content.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the main topics covered in the video?

Studying the water cycle

Learning about ocean currents

Memorizing global winds, their locations, names, and directions

Understanding the greenhouse effect

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the locations of global winds?

By adding five to each number

By starting at nine and subtracting three

By dividing each number by three

By multiplying each number by two

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the pattern used to determine the locations of global winds in the Southern Hemisphere?

10, 7, 4, 1

11, 8, 5, 2

9, 6, 3, 0

8, 5, 2, -1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is another name for the trade winds?

Tropical Easterlies

Prevailing Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

Equatorial Westerlies

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From which direction do the Westerlies originate?

West

South

North

East

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What additional terms are added to the names of the winds?

Equatorial and Tropical

Polar and Prevailing

Subtropical and Temperate

Arctic and Antarctic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do the global winds deviate from the cardinal directions?

They move northwest or southeast

They move directly east or west

They move northeast or southwest

They move directly north or south

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the movement pattern of winds starting at 90 degrees?

They rise up and then drop

They drop down and then rise

They move in a circular pattern

They remain stationary

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which direction do the winds blow from the very top in the Northern Hemisphere?

Northeast

Southwest

Northwest

Southeast

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final summary of the video?

The global winds' locations, names, and directions

The importance of ocean currents

The impact of global warming

The structure of the Earth's atmosphere

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