Global Winds

What causes wind?

• movement of high pressure to low pressure
• movement of low pressure to high pressure

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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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What causes wind?

• convection currents
• conduction currents
• radiation currents
• tropical currents

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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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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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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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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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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 that blow from 30⁰ latitude to the equator are called...

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• horse latitudes

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

• coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

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