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Test Description: Identify local global winds. Understand the causes of these winds.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes wind?
A
differences in gravity
B
differences in thermosphere
C
differences in air pressure
D
differences in oxygen
2) What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?
A
Warm air sinks at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.
B
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.
C
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.
D
Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.
3) Air moves in large, circular patterns called
A
convection cells.
B
pressure belts.
C
convection currents.
D
trade winds.
4) In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of the
A
Coriolis Effect.
B
convection currents
C
Polar Easterlies.
D
trade winds.
5) Global winds that blow from west to east are called
A
mountain breezes
B
trade winds.
C
westerlies
D
polar easterlies
6) Global winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude and southeast from 30 degrees south latitude are called
A
northerlies
B
global easterlies
C
polar easterlies
D
trade winds
7) Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are called
A
jet stream
B
convection stream
C
convection current
D
jet current
8) Local winds are produced by
A
global geographic features
B
local farms and ranches
C
global winds
D
local geographic features
9) Mountain and valley breeses are caused by
A
high temperatures at all elevations
B
similarities in temperature and elevation
C
differences in temperature and elevation
D
the same temperature at all elevations
10) Winds that blow from 30 to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres are called
A
westerlies
B
polar easterlies
C
trade winds
D
the doldrums
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