Types of Winds

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

The __________ is a low-pressure zone near the equator that can cause sailing ships to get stuck, due to little to no wind.

• doldrums

• horse latitudes

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

Winds that blow from 30⁰ latitudes to the equator are called ____________.

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• horse latitudes

Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

• high, high

• low, low

• high, low

• low, high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Winds in the Southern Hemisphere deflect to the _____, due to the Coriolis Effect?

• left

• up

• down

• right

Westerlies blow in which direction?

• West to East

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Easterlies blow in which direction?

• East to West

• North to South

• South to North

• West to East

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

__________ blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances.

• Land breezes

• Mountain breezes

• Global winds

• Land breezes

What is the correct label for the pressure belt located at point I?

• Doldrums

• Subpolar Low

• Polar High

• Horse Latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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