General Science Review 8.3 Question Preview (ID: 13358)
Wind.
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A South Wind blows to the
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
An anemometer measures
a) wind speed
b) wind direction
c) wind temperature
d) wind chill
Wind travels from
a) high pressure to low pressure
b) less dense to more dense
c) North to South pole
d) low altitude to high altitude
What wind can be caused by unequal heating over long distances
a) global wind
b) local wind
c) sea breeze
d) land breeze
The Coriolis Effect is caused by Earth's rotation from
a) West to East
b) East to West
c) North to South
d) South to North
Calm areas where there is no wind are
a) doldrums and horse latitudes
b) doldrums and horse longitudes
c) dumdums and horse latitudes
d) dumdums and horse longitudes
Horse latitudes occur at
a) 30 degrees North and South latitude
b) 60 degrees North and South latitude
c) 90 degrees North and South latitude
d) the equator
Which of the following is not a wind belt?
a) trade winds
b) prevailing westerlies
c) polar easterlies
d) old winds
The polar front usually occurs where warm air meets polar air at
a) 30 degrees North and South latitude
b) 60 degrees North and South latitude
c) 90 degrees North and South latitude
d) the equator
Jet Streams are
a) high speed winds that travel west in a wavy path
b) high speed winds that travel east in a wavy path
c) low speed winds that travel west in a wavy path
d) low speed winds that travel east in a wavy path
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