Winds Review

Winds are caused by differences in

• precipitation

• moisture

• temperature/pressure

• turbulence

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Earth's rotation makes winds seem to curve.  This is called the

• convection effect

• Coriolis effect

• Global effect

• rotation

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The doldrums are characterized by

• high pressure

• cool temperatures

• weak winds

• heavy air

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The region of weak winds located around 30 degrees North and South latitude is called

• the doldrums

• the horse latitudes

• the trade winds

• the prevailing westerlies

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The name of the winds responsible for the weather in the United States is called

• the Doldrums

• the horse latitudes

• the trade winds

• the prevailing westerlies

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The winds in the Northern Hemisphere tend to curve to the

• right

• left

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The winds in the Southern Hemisphere tend to curve to the

• the right

• the left

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Relatively narrow bands of strong winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere that flow west to east and shift north and south are called the

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• jet streams

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Warm air  (Choose the correct characteristics)

• Less dense and rises
• More dense and sinks
• Less dense and sinks
• More dense and rises

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Cold air (Choose the correct characteristics)

• Cold air is lighter than warm air and sinks

• Cold air is denser than warm air and sinks

• Cold air has the same density as warm air and rises

• Cold air is denser than warm air and rises