Wind Patterns

What is the process of global winds curving due to the Earth's rotation called?

• Coriolis effect

• Doldrums

• Trade winds

• Convection

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Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called:

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

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Warm air rises causing __________ pressure and cool air sinks causing __________ pressure.

• high, low

• low, high

• high, high

• low, low

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Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

• high, high

• low, low

• low, high

• high, low

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Wind is caused by convection currents due to:

• Too much Taco Bell

• Differences in elevation

• The uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

• The currents in the ocean

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Which heats up and cools more quickly?

• Land

• Water (Oceans)

• They heat and cool equally

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

• The wind blowing

• Earth's gravity pulling things down

• The rotation of the Earth

• The pull of the Moon

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Identify the two (2) areas where you would find the polar easterlies.

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Identify the two (2) areas where you would find the trade winds.

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Identify the two (2) areas where you would find the westerlies.

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