Eighth Grade Weather Systems Quiz

What is the term used to describe the rising and sinking of air due to temperature differences?

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Coriolis effect

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Which term refers to regions of sinking air with high atmospheric pressure?

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Coriolis effect

What is the name given to regions of rising air with low atmospheric pressure?

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Coriolis effect

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What phenomenon causes moving air to rotate due to Earth's rotation?

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Coriolis effect

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The is a strong, high-altitude wind that flows from west to east in a narrow band.

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Jet stream

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Which of the following global winds blow from the east towards the west in the tropics?

• Trade winds

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Jet stream

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The polar easterlies are found between?

• 30° and 60° latitude

• 60° and 90° latitude

• The Westerlies and the Trade Winds

• 0° and 30° latitude

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The global winds that blow from the west are called

• Convection current

• Westerlies

• Low pressure system

• Jet stream

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What do we call the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure caused by temperature differences?

• Convection current

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Wind

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What do we call the prevailing winds that blow over long distances across the Earth's surface?

• local winds

• mountain breezes

• global winds

• tornadic winds

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