15 Questions
What causes the movement of air across the surface of the Earth?
Differences in air pressure
Which term is used to describe the permanent pattern of winds blowing across the Earth's surface?
Prevailing winds
What is the name given to the low-pressure zone near the Equator?
Intertropical Convergence Zone
In which zone are most deserts of the world found?
Subtropical high-pressure zone
What type of winds blow towards the Equator from the subtropical high-pressure zones?
Trade winds
What is responsible for creating a low-pressure zone near the Equator?
Differential heating of the Earth
Which type of climate is associated with all low-pressure areas?
Maritime climate
What is the name of the high-pressure zones created at about 30° north and south?
Subtropical High-Pressure Zones
What is the main cause of the creation of the Polar High-Pressure Zones?
Cool air descending
What type of winds blow across the surface of the Earth between 30° north and 30° south, converging at the Equator?
Trade Winds
In which direction do the westerlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere?
From the northwest
What is the area characterized by upward rising air and very little wind at the Equator where trade winds converge?
Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
Which wind belt zone is characterized by winds that blow from the polar regions to around 60° north and south?
Polar Easterlies
Why were the trade winds called 'trade winds' in history?
As they were used by traders to sail across oceans
Which phenomenon causes winds to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
Coriolis effect
Learn about wind belts and how the movement of air across the Earth's surface is influenced by differences in air pressure. Explore the concept of prevailing winds that blow in a permanent pattern from high to low-pressure zones.
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