Unit 6 - Global Circulation Cells
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- Q1
Wind moves from areas of _________ pressure to areas of __________ pressure.
high, low
high, high
low, low
low, high
60s - Q2
In both hemispheres the winds that flow toward the equator between 30 and 0 degrees latitude are called
Easterlies
Westerlies
Trade Winds
Fronts
60s - Q3
There are __ major wind belts in each hemisphere of Earth.
Users enter free textType an Answer60s - Q4
At 30o latitude, the winds are ____ and trader ships could not move. This is called the _____.
calm, Hadley Cells
strong, Hadley Cells
calm, Horse Latitude
strong, Horse Latitude
60s - Q5
The weather at the equator is usually cloudy because the warm air rises to form clouds.
truefalseTrue or False60s - Q6
Warm air ____ and cold air ____.
sinks, rises
sinks, sinks
rises, rises
rises, sinks
60s - Q7
Where in the diagram are the high-pressure belts?
A, C, E, G
A, B, C, D
D, E, F, G
B, C, D, E, F
60s - Q8
What weather is caused by low pressure?
clear, sunny skies
cloudy & rainy skies
60s - Q9
This is located along the equator, where no winds blow because the warm rising air creates an area of low pressure.
hadley cell
doldrum
horse latitude
jet stream
60s - Q10
Air masses, weather and wind develop because the Earth is heated unevenly.
truefalseTrue or False60s - Q11
The name of the global winds that move from west to east across the United States is called
Polar Easterlies
Trade Winds
Westerlies
60s - Q12
The surface winds of the Hadley cell generate which wind pattern?
westerlies
jet streams
polar easterlies
trade winds
60s - Q13
What are the huge circuits of air that rise at the equator (0 degrees latitude), drop at the tropics (30 degrees latitude), and move back towards the equator called?
Polar Cell
Hadley Cell
Ferrel Cell
30s - Q14
Warm rising air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.
high, clear skies
high, rain
low, rain
low, clear skies
60s - Q15
Cool sinking air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.
low, clear skies
high, clear skies
high, rain
low, rain
60s
