Global Winds

What causes the unequal heating of the Earth's surface?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and varying angles of sunlight

• Uniform solar energy across the globe

• The Moon's gravitational pull

• The Earth's round shape

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What causes air to move from one place to another?

• The presence of mountains and valleys

• Differences in air pressure

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• Ocean currents

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What is the Coriolis effect?

• A pattern where winds move from low to high pressure

• A phenomenon that stops the movement of air

• The deflection of moving objects when viewed in a rotating reference frame

• The direct movement of winds from the equator to the poles

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Which winds are known as the trade winds?

• Winds that do not change direction

• Winds that move from the poles towards the equator

• Winds moving from 30 degrees latitude towards the equator

• Winds moving from 60 to 90 degrees latitude

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Where are the doldrums located?

• Between zero degrees and five degrees of latitude

• At 90 degrees north and south

• Between 60 degrees latitude and the poles

• Between 30 degrees north and south latitude

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