Coriolis Effect
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Science
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7th Grade
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Amy Milam
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What are the prevailing winds closest to the equator known as?
Tropical winds
Trade winds
Polar winds
Equatorial winds
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What causes the consistent wind patterns known as prevailing winds?
Differences in air pressure
Ocean currents
Earth's rotation
Differences in temperature
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the curved pattern that results when something moves across a spinning object known as?
Trade winds
Polar vortex
Coriolis effect
Ocean gyres
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What effect does the Coriolis effect have on the prevailing winds at the equator?
It causes them to blow southward
It causes them to blow northward
It causes them to blow westward
It causes them to blow eastward
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What do the prevailing winds push along with them as they move?
Sand dunes
Ocean currents
Tectonic plates
Clouds
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the reason for the formation of circular ocean gyres?
Coriolis effect
Trade winds
Tides
Volcanic activity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What influence have the trade winds had on human travel and trade?
They have influenced both migration patterns and trade routes
They have influenced trade routes
They have no influence
They have influenced migration patterns
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