Weather & Climate 2025

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Where might you go to visit an area with very little wind? Options: The doldrums around the equator, the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere, the North or South Pole, the area around the Mediterranean Sea

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The doldrums around the equator

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

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global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

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Which global wind belt is found at letter A? Options: Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Tradewinds, Doldrums

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Polar Easterlies

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Which global wind belt is found at letter B? Options: Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Doldrums, Tradewinds

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Prevailing Westerlies

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What type of global wind is found at letter D? Options: Doldrums, Prevailing Westerlies, Polar Easterlies, Tradewinds

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Tradewinds

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What is found at letter C?
Options: Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Doldrums, Horse Latitude

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Horse Latitude

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This front is represented by semi-circles when approaching a location.

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Warm front

Front

This front is represented by triangles and semi-circles on the same side when approaching a location.

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occluded front

Front

This front is represented by semi-circles on one side and triangles on the other side when approaching a location.

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stationary front

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This front is represented by triangles when approaching a location.

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cold front