Wind in the Atmosphere Vocab

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.

• The effect of Earth's rotation has no impact on the direction of winds and currents.
• The effect of Earth's rotation causes the winds and currents to move in a straight line.
• Coriolis effect

• El Niño effect.

0 degrees latitude, where the Sun's rays are the most intense.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Tropics

0 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees longitude passes through Greenwich, London, and is also known as the Prime Meridian.
• 0 degrees longitude is also known as the Equator
• 0 degrees longitude passes through Paris, France
• 0 degrees longitude is located in New York City

The movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

• The correct answer is 'tornado'.
• The correct answer is 'hurricane'.
• The correct answer is 'blizzard'.
• The correct answer is 'wind'.

prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres

• Polar winds
• Trade winds
• Westerlies

• Easterlies

Steady winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in the northern and southern hemispheres

• Jet stream
• Polar winds
• Trade winds
• Monsoon winds

A narrow belt of strong winds blows in the upper troposphere ( about 10 km above Earth's surface). Planes flying West to East can get a boost!

• Trade winds
• Jet stream
• Doldrums
• Polar vortex

Cold winds that blow from the east to the west near the North Pole and South Pole

• Tropical easterlies
• Equatorial westerlies
• Polar westerlies
• Polar easterlies

movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

• Sea breeze
• Land breeze
• Mountain breeze
• Desert breeze

Movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea.

• Sea breeze
• Desert breeze
• Land breeze
• Mountain breeze