SCIENCEY QUIZ 20 CHAPTER 7, PP. 215-225

Question 1

The low-pressure region near the equator is called the

Answer 1

ITCZ

Question 2

Near which region are most of the world’s deserts?

Answer 2

horse latitudes

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the movement of wind?

Answer 3

from high pressure to low pressure

Question 4

The convection cell between the equator and latitude 30* is the

Answer 4

Hadley cell

Question 5

The convection cell between latitude 30* and latitude 60* is the

Answer 5

Ferrel cell

Question 6

As a body of air rises with no heat gained or lost, what happens to its temperature?

Answer 6

temperature drops

Question 7

In the Northern Hemisphere, air around a high rotates

Answer 7

clockwise

Question 8

The effect of the earth’s rotation on the course of the wind is the ___ effect.

Answer 8

Coriolis

Question 9

The tendency for matter to stay at rest if at rest or to continue moving if in motion is ___

Answer 9

inertia

Question 10

A circulating spiral of air around a low is a(n)

Answer 10

cyclone