Global Winds and Currents

What causes wind?

• differences in pressure

• conduction currents

• density

• tropical currents

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This type of wind comes from the POLES. It blows from east to west and brings freezing weather. 

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Polar Westerlies

• Horse Latitudes

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The factor that has the greatest effect on wind speed is...

• Air pressure

• Rainfall

• Air temperature

• Hurricane

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What causes wind?

• convection currents

• conduction currents

• radiation currents

• tropical currents

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What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes

• mountain breezes

• global winds

• land breezes

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

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Identify the tool used to measure wind direction

• Wind Vane

• Anenometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Guage

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The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?

• Sublimation

• Continental Deflection

• Transpiration

• Coriolis Effect

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Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth?

• Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around.

• The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air.

• Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface.

• Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface.

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

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

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