Earth Science Module 9 Vocabulary Quiz

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11th Grade
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Marella Smith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
effect of a rotating body that influences the motion of any object or fluid; on Earth, air moving north or south from the equator appears to move right or left, respectively; the combination of the Coriolis effect and Earth’s heat imbalance creates the trade winds, polar easterlies, and prevailing westerlies
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Polar easterlies
Coriolis effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
global wind systems that lie between latitudes 60°N and 60°S and the poles and are characterized by cold air
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Polar easterlies
Coriolis effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
global wind system that lies between 30° and 60° north and south latitudes, where surface air moves toward the poles in an easterly direction
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Polar easterlies
Coriolis effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
two global wind systems that flow between 30° north and south latitudes, where air sinks, warms, and returns to the equator in a westerly direction
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Polar easterlies
Coriolis effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
narrow wind band that occurs above large temperature contrasts and can flow as fast as 185 km/h
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Jet stream
Front
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
boundary between two air masses of differing densities; can be cold, warm, stationary, or occluded and can stretch over large areas of Earth’s surface
Prevailing westerlies
Trade winds
Jet stream
Front
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and affect the environment and life on Earth
Climate
Weather
Jet stream
Front
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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