Global Winds

Which global wind is located at number 1?

• trade winds

• doldrums

• Polar easterlies

• horse latitudes

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Which global wind is at number 3?

• trade winds

• horse latitudes

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

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What causes the uneven heating of the earth?

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Which global winds are found at the poles? 

• Polar Westerlies
• Prevailing Easterlies
• Polar Easterlies
• Trade 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 statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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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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On either side of the equator, early sailors relied on steady winds called ___________.

• the doldrums

• polar easterlies

• jet streams

• the trade winds

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Wind occurs because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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Since the Earth is rotating on its axis, air tends to deflect as it crosses Earth's surface. What is it called when this happens?

• coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

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