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Global Wind System
Test Description: Unit 1 Lesson 1 Exploration 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Wind curves because of the ______________.
A
Ocean Currents
B
Coriolis Effect
C
Rotation Effect
D
Convection Currents
2) Area of Earth unaffected by wind
A
Doldrums
B
Jet Streams
C
Trade winds
D
Dole Whips
3) Warm air raised away from the poles, traders used these winds.
A
Horse Winds
B
Jet Winds
C
Ship Winds
D
Trade Winds
4) Narrow Belts of strong wind.
A
Jet Streams
B
Prevailing Westerlies
C
Trade Winds
D
Polar Easterlies
5) ____________is located near 30-60 degrees north and south of the equator and responsible for many of the weather systems in the United States.
A
Trade Winds
B
Horse Latitudes
C
Prevailing Westerlies
D
Polar Easterlies
6) Cold air sinks and flows back toward the lower latitudes.
A
Prevailing Westerlies
B
Jet Streams
C
Trade Winds
D
Polar Easterlies
7) An area of subtropical high pressure that is associated with little rain and deserts.
A
Horse Latitudes
B
Prevailing Easterlies
C
Prevailing Westerlies
D
Horse Winds
8) The Earth has distinct temperature differences because of ____________.
A
distance from the sun
B
its rotation
C
wind currents
D
the earth's tilt and curved surface
9) Unequal heating of Earth's surface and the Coriolis Effect cause distinct __________, and they have a specific name.
A
directions of winds
B
convection cells
C
patterns of global winds
10) How does Coriolis Effect influence the wind.
A
it makes cool air sink
B
it makes warm air raise
C
it makes wind curve
D
in makes wind straight
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