Go to the Quizzes Page Air Masses and Fronts 0% 8 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 The direction of global winds turning towards or away from the equator is caused by Earth's .................. rotation revolution gravity atmosphere 2 / 15 How does the Earth's rotation affect trade winds? It causes them to turn towards the Equator. It causes them to turn towards the Poles. It causes them to behave like Polar easterlies. It causes them to behave like westerlies. 3 / 15 Trade winds blow across Earth from the .................. , while westerlies blow from the ............... south - north north - south east - west west - east 4 / 15 What does symbol # 1 mean? occluded front stationary front warm front cold front 5 / 15 The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - storm climate front flood 6 / 15 Changes in air pressure create winds temperature gravity condensation 7 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of convection currents in the atmosphere? The air above Earth's surface is warmed. The air rising and sinking. The Sun heats Earth's surface. The cycle repeating. 8 / 15 Which of the following statements are needed for convection to occur? Hot air sinks Sun to heat Earth's surface Wind blows Hot air rises 9 / 15 When two different air masses collide... They casually become one Dinosaurs become extinct A front forms A new planet evolves 10 / 15 What causes wind? the motion of clouds rotation of the Earth differences in air temperature differences in air pressure 11 / 15 What can you infer about wind from the map below? All of the winds flow toward the Equator. The westerlies flow from the west to the east. The southeasterly winds flow north of the Equator. The two westerlies, Northeasterly and Southeasterly, flow in opposite directions. 12 / 15 Which of the following statements best explain how global winds are different than local winds? Global winds occur because of convection and local winds occur because of condensation. Local winds are created by Earth's rotation, and global winds occur when air flows from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area. Global winds are created by Earth's rotation and shape, and local winds occur when air flows from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area. Both global winds and local winds are created by Earth's rotation and shape. Global winds are stronger. 13 / 15 When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring? clouds and long rains hail thunderstorms warm and clear 14 / 15 An air mass has similar .................. cold and wind temperature and moisture rain and temperature warm and dry 15 / 15 What is the name this front? warm front occluded front cold front stationary front Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page