Question 1

The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure is ________

Accepted Answer

wind

Answer

trade winds

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jet stream

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sea breeze

Question 2

a ____________ is wind that blows from the sea to the land due to local temperature and pressure changes

Accepted Answer

sea breeze

Answer

jet stream

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land breeze

Answer

polar easterly

Question 3

Which does NOT affect global wind belts

Accepted Answer

land breezes

Answer

the Sun

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Coriolis effect

Answer

air pressure

Question 4

The Coriolis effect is caused by

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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precipitation

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air pressure

Answer

land breezes

Question 5

What does the Coriolis effect do to winds in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

causes them to turn right

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causes them to reverse direction

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causes them to blow faster

Question 6

winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees are called

Accepted Answer

prevailing westerlies

Answer

jet streams

Answer

polar easterlies

Answer

trade winds

Question 7

Why do land breezes blow from the land to the sea at night?

Accepted Answer

the land cools faster than the nearby water

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an area of low pressure forms over the land

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land is always colder

Question 8

You can find the Polar easterlies

Accepted Answer

below 60 degrees South latitude and above 60 degrees North latitude

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in the jet streem

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within the trade winds

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at the equator

Question 9

Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S latitude are called the

Accepted Answer

trade winds

Answer

land breezes

Answer

jet stream

Answer

westerlies

Question 10

The United States lies within which of the global wind belts

Accepted Answer

westerlies

Answer

Polar Easterlies

Answer

trade winds

Question 11

What is the cause of wind?

Accepted Answer

unequal heating of Earth's surface

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latent heat

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the greenhouse effect

Question 12

Sea breezes form during the day when

Accepted Answer

the land heats faster than the nearby ocean

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a high pressure area forms over the land

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the ocean heats faster than the nearby land

Question 13

Narrow bands of high winds near the top of the troposphere

Accepted Answer

jet stream

Answer

trade winds

Answer

westerlies

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