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What causes the movement of air across the surface of the Earth?
What causes the movement of air across the surface of the Earth?
- Differences in air temperature
- The Moon's gravitational pull
- Differences in air pressure (correct)
- The rotation of the Earth
Which term is used to describe the permanent pattern of winds blowing across the Earth's surface?
Which term is used to describe the permanent pattern of winds blowing across the Earth's surface?
- Intermittent winds
- Seasonal winds
- Prevailing winds (correct)
- Jet streams
What is the name given to the low-pressure zone near the Equator?
What is the name given to the low-pressure zone near the Equator?
- Equinox Low-Pressure Zone
- Subtropical High-Pressure Zone
- Intertropical Convergence Zone (correct)
- Polar Low-Pressure Zone
In which zone are most deserts of the world found?
In which zone are most deserts of the world found?
What type of winds blow towards the Equator from the subtropical high-pressure zones?
What type of winds blow towards the Equator from the subtropical high-pressure zones?
What is responsible for creating a low-pressure zone near the Equator?
What is responsible for creating a low-pressure zone near the Equator?
Which type of climate is associated with all low-pressure areas?
Which type of climate is associated with all low-pressure areas?
What is the name of the high-pressure zones created at about 30° north and south?
What is the name of the high-pressure zones created at about 30° north and south?
What is the main cause of the creation of the Polar High-Pressure Zones?
What is the main cause of the creation of the Polar High-Pressure Zones?
What type of winds blow across the surface of the Earth between 30° north and 30° south, converging at the Equator?
What type of winds blow across the surface of the Earth between 30° north and 30° south, converging at the Equator?
In which direction do the westerlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere?
In which direction do the westerlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the area characterized by upward rising air and very little wind at the Equator where trade winds converge?
What is the area characterized by upward rising air and very little wind at the Equator where trade winds converge?
Which wind belt zone is characterized by winds that blow from the polar regions to around 60° north and south?
Which wind belt zone is characterized by winds that blow from the polar regions to around 60° north and south?
Why were the trade winds called 'trade winds' in history?
Why were the trade winds called 'trade winds' in history?
Which phenomenon causes winds to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
Which phenomenon causes winds to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
