Global Winds and Atmosphere

How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?

• Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.

• Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

• Air always moves from east to west.

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Near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.

• westerlies

• jet stream

• trade winds

• local winds

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In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west

• from west to east

• from north to south

• from south to north

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Which global winds are found at the poles? 

• Polar Westerlies

• Prevailing Easterlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Trade Winds

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The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:

• subtropical westerlies

• polar westerlies

• trade winds

• polar winds

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Warm, rising air at the Equator forms a calm, weak wind called the:

• Doldrums

• Trade Winds

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

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Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:

• Trade Winds

• Doldrums

• Horse Latitudes

• Westerlies

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_{Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?}

• diagram Y

• diagram X

• neither 

• both

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^{Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?}

• diagram Y

• diagram X

• neither

• both

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What is the primary cause of global wind patterns?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The Earth's magnetic field

• The presence of large bodies of water

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