global winds

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

• coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

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Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Horse latitudes
• Trade winds
• Polar easterlies

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Cold winds that blow from east to west between latitude lines 60°N and the North Pole and 60°S and the South Pole.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Trade winds
• Horse latitudes
• Polar easterlies

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What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

• heat from the Earth's core

• the rotation of the Earth

• Moon's gravity

• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

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

• trade winds
• westerlies

• doldrums
• polar easterlies

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

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Winds that blow from the North and South pole toward 60⁰ latitude are called...

• trade winds

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• horse latitudes

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Rotation of the Moon

• Earth tilt

• Rotation of the Sun

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Convection currents in the atmosphere are caused by what?

• Warm air rising and warm air sinking

• Cold air rising and cold air sinking

• Warm air rising and cold air sinking

• Cold air rising and warm air sinking

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