Winds

When do land breezes occur?

• day

• night

• Mondays

• weekends

When do sea breezes occur?

• day

• night

• Fridays

• In March

Wind moves from

• low to low pressure

• high to high pressure

• high to low pressure

• low to high pressure

Which global wind occurs between 0 and 30 degrees North and South latitude?

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade winds

• Jet stream

Which global wind occurs between 60 and 90 degrees North and South latitude?

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Coriolis Effect

• Trade winds

Which global wind occurs between 30 and 60 degrees north and south latitudes?

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade winds

• doldrums

Where are the doldrums?

• At the Equator

• At the North Pole

• At the South Pole

• At the Horse latitudes

The area between 5 degrees north and south of the Equator, where there is no wind is called the

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Doldrums

Why should sailors avoid the Doldrums?

• They might go too fast.

• They might be attacked by sharks.

• They could get stuck because there is no wind.

• They might freeze.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the area 30 degrees north and south latitude, where there is high pressure, little wind, and sunny weather called?

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Horse Latitudes

• Doldrums