Earth's Moving Atmosphere: Pressure and Wind

What prevents the rising air in the intertropical convergence zone from mixing with the air above?

• Temperature differences

• Density differences

• Pressure differences

• Humidity differences

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Fill in the blank: The surface winds that flow toward the poles in an easterly direction between about 30° to 60° north and south latitudes are called ________.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Ferrel cells.

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What is the region of high pressure created by sinking cold air over the horse latitudes called?

• Doldrums

• Polar cell

• Horse latitudes

• Ferrel cell

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Which winds generally blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere between 30° north latitude and the equator?

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Ferrel cells

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Which atmospheric cells are responsible for the circulation between the equator and 30° north and south latitudes?

• Ferrel cells

• Hadley cells

• Polar cells

• Westerlies

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Fill in the blank: The winds that blow from the west to the east and are turned toward the east by the Coriolis effect are called ________.

• A) Trade winds

• B) Westerlies

• C) Polar easterlies

• D) Ferrel cells.

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At what speed do jet streams typically flow?

• 10 km/h

• 100 km/h

• 300 km/h

• 500 km/h

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Fill in the blank: The polar region atmospheric convection cells that circulate above 60° north and south latitudes are called ___.

• jet streams

• polar cells

• doldrums

• subtropical cells

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Fill in the blank: The Coriolis effect bends polar winds to the ___, producing the polar easterlies.

• east

• west

• north

• south

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Fill in the blank: The end result of the transfer of heat from tropical regions is the area where the input of solar energy is ___.

• greatest

• least

• moderate

• absent

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