Global Circulation Quiz
Authored by Laura Englebert
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds blow from
low to high pressure
high to low pressure
North to South
East to West
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In both hemispheres the winds that flow toward the equator between 30 and 0 degrees latitude are called
Fronts
Westerlies
Easterlies
Trade winds
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There are __ major wind belts in each hemisphere of Earth.
2
3
4
7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At 30o latitude, the winds are ____ and trader ships could not move. This is called the _____.
strong, Hadley Cells
strong, Horse Latitude
calm, Hadley Cells
calm, Horse Latitude
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The weather at the equator is usually cloudy because the warm air rises to form clouds.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Warm air ____ and cold air ____.
rises, sinks
sinks, rises
falls, stays
rises, stays the same
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The equator gets ____ energy from the sun than the energy that the poles get from the sun.
the same amount of
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