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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Which global wind is located at number 4?

• trade winds

• horse latitudes

• prevailing westerlies

• doldrums

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Which global wind is locater at number 5?

• trade winds

• doldrums

• horse latitudes

• prevailing westerlies

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

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

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Match the following winds to their latitude ranges:

• 90° to 60°

• polar easterlies

• 30° to 60°

• trade winds

• 30° to 0°

• westerlies

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What two factors cause wind?

• The sun's uneven heating of the earth & the earth's rotation

• Cool air moving from the poles & the earth's rotation

• Warm air moving from the equator & the earth's rotation

• Elephants passing gas at the equator & the earth's rotation

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What are Doldrums?

• An area in the sea with high wind activity

• A place where many earthquakes occur

• An area in the sea with little to no wind activity

• Book by Nicholas Gannon

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