Prevailing Winds

What are prevailing winds?

• Winds that blow only in the summer

• Winds that blow consistently

• Winds that blow in random directions

• Winds that blow at high altitudes

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What causes consistent wind patterns like prevailing winds?

• Amount of cloud cover

• Altitude of the location

• Consistent temperature differences

• Distance from the equator

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What is the main difference between prevailing winds and local winds?

• Strength and direction

• Temperature and humidity

• Altitude and pressure

• Consistency and distance traveled

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What causes wind to start blowing?

• Differences in temperature

• Amount of rainfall

• Altitude of the location

• Distance from the ocean

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The Coriolis Effect influences wind patterns by causing them to:

• Move straight from high to low pressure without deflection

• Curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere

• Increase in speed with altitude

• Move directly from the poles to the equator

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What phenomenon causes the apparent deflection of winds due to the Earth's rotation?

• The Doppler Effect

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Venturi Effect

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Which prevailing winds are found at the poles?

• Westerlies Winds

• Easterlies Winds

• Trade Winds

Answer explanation

The Easterlies winds are found in the poles (Between 90 latitudes and 60 latitudes)

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The prevailing winds running from 30 to 60 degrees latitude are called:

• Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade winds

Answer explanation

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What is the direction of the trade winds?

• From the 30° latitudes toward the Equator (0°)

• From the Equator 0° toward the 30° latitudes

• From 30° toward the 60° latitudes

Answer explanation

The Trade winds blow from the 30 degree North and South latitudes toward the Equator.

They also blow East to West

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What prevailing winds pass through most of the United States?

• Trade Winds

• Westerlies Winds

• Easterlies Winds

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