19.3 Quiz

Question 1

Coriolis effect

Answer 1

The curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation

Question 2

Trade winds

Answer 2

Prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres

Question 3

Westerlies

Answer 3

Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

Question 4

Polar Easterlies

Answer 4

Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

Question 5

Convection cells

Answer 5

The three looping patterns of air flow that exist in each hemisphere

Question 6

The narrow bands of high-speed winds that blow in the upper atmosphere are called

Answer 6

Jet streams

Question 7

Local winds are influenced by local conditions and local

Answer 7

Temperatures

Question 8

Winds that blow at speeds of less than 50 km/h are

Answer 8

Breezes

Question 9

The trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet at the equator in a narrow zone of weak variable winds called

Answer 9

The Doldrums

Question 10

What kind of wind blows cool air from land to water?

Answer 10

Land breeze