7.E.1.5 Test Review

Which statement best describes the relationship between wind and air pressure?

• Lower-pressure areas are associated with weaker winds.

• Higher-pressure areas are associated with stronger winds.

• Winds move from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

• Winds move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

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Which factor is least associated with wind production?

• precipitation

• Coriolis effect

• pressure gradient

• uneven atmospheric heating

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Earth’s rotation on its axis causes wind to blow in different directions based on the hemisphere where it is located. Which term describes this observation?

• jet stream

• Coriolis effect

• pressure gradient

• convection current

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Which factor is most responsible for moving weather systems that affect the continental United States?

• equinox

• jet stream

• Gulf Stream

• Coriolis effect

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The change that Earth’s rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how winds curve.

• global effect

• Coriolis effect

• rotational effect

• convection effect

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How are local winds and global winds similar?

• They are both caused by the turning of Earth.

• They are both caused by unequal humidity in the air.

• They are both caused by unequal heating of Earth’s surface.

• They are both caused by warm fronts moving through an area.

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These winds are warm, steady breezes that blow almost continuously. The Coriolis Effect makes the trade winds appear to be curving to the west.

• trade winds

• westerlies

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

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How do winds move on Earth?

• from high pressure to low pressure areas

• from low pressure to high pressure areas

• from southern to northern locations

• from eastern to western locations

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What global wind will most influence the weather in North Carolina

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which process is most responsible for moving heat through the atmosphere?

• conduction

• convection

• photosynthesis

• transpiration

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