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7.E.1.5.
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Wind is caused by the rotation of the earth.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
a) Coriolis Effect
b) Westerlies
c) Trade Winds
d) Jet Stream
Trade Winds are found between these latitudes
a) Equator and 30 degrees
b) between 30 and 60 degrees
c) Between 60 and 90 degrees
d) None of these
The Coriolis effect
a) winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
b) The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
c) prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
d) All of these
The jet stream has no affect on weather
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
The greater the pressure gradient the __________ the wind.
a) Weaker
b) Stronger
c)
d)
The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
a) Coriolis Effect
b) Radiation
c) Convection
d) Wind
Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
a) Convection
b) Updraft
c) Global winds
d) None of these
prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
a) Trade winds
b) Horse lattitudes
c) Westerlies
d) Easterlies
The uneven heating of planet earth by the sun causes
a) Cancer
b) Wind
c) Pollution
d) Horse lattitudes
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