APES Notes 4.5 - Global Wind Patterns

Which latitude range has eastern trade winds?

• Only 0-30 degrees north

• 30-60 degrees north and south

• 60-90 degrees north and south

• 0-30 degrees north and south

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The Coriolis effect is responsible for 

• the convergence of two ascending Hadley cells

• the location of atmospheric currents cause be the unequal heating of the earth

• the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands

• the deflection of atmospheric currents

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Which statement about patterns of air convection is NOT correct?

• The air in a Hadley cell rises where sunlight strikes Earth most directly

• The greatest amount of precipitation occurs at the intertropical convergence zone

• The air in a Hadley cell descends near 30 degrees N and S causing the formation of deserts

• Along Earth's surface, the air of a Hadley cell moves away from the equator

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Which of the following is the correct pairing of the cause & effect of air currents on earth?

• Coriolis effect --> Hadley cell circulation

  Unequal heating of earth -->prevailing eastern & western winds

• Coriolis effect --> prevailing eastern & western winds

  Unequal heating of earth --> Hadley cell circulation

• Coriolis effect --> prevailing eastern & western winds

  Ocean currents --> Hadley cell circulation

• Ocean currents --> prevailing eastern & western winds

  Unequal heating of earth --> Hadley cell circulation

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