Wind and Ocean Currents Quiz

What causes wind to form different pressure zones?

• The rotation of the Earth

• Seasonal changes

• Uneven heating of land and water

• The interaction of high- and low-pressure systems

What is the main reason for the temperature difference between the Equator and the poles?

• The spread of sunlight over a larger area

• The Sun's rays hitting the Earth at an angle

• The heating of land and water

• The Earth's rotation

What creates the ribbons of fast-moving air called jet streams?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The interaction of high- and low-pressure systems

• The heating of land and water

• Seasonal changes

What causes the wiggly patterns of jet streams?

• Seasonal changes

• The heating of land and water

• The interaction of high- and low-pressure systems

• The rotation of the Earth

What is the main factor that makes air patterns more complex?

• Seasonal changes

• The interaction of high- and low-pressure systems

• The rotation of the Earth

• The heating of land and water

What is the main reason for the movement of ocean currents?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The heating of land and water

• The interaction of high- and low-pressure systems

• Seasonal changes

What helps regulate global temperatures as much as air circulation?

• The heating of land and water

• The rotation of the Earth

• Seasonal changes

• The movement of ocean currents

What would happen without the movement of ocean currents?

• The poles would be far too cold

• The Equator would be scorching hot

• The Earth's rotation would stop

• The Sun's rays would be blocked

What causes the complexity and unpredictability of wind and weather patterns?

• The heating of land and water

• Seasonal changes

• The rotation of the Earth

• The movement of ocean currents

What drives the complex currents of air and water on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The heating of land and water

• The movement of ocean currents

• The energy from the Sun