Polar Easterlies in the Northern Hemisphere blow from?

1. In this lesson you watched a movie of children rolling a ball over the surface of a spinning merry-go-round. Describe the apparent motion of the ball as it went from one child to the next. (2.0 points) (Points: 2)

2. Polar Easterlies in the Northern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

3. Westerlies in the Northern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

4. Trade Winds in the Northern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

5. Polar Easterlies in the Southern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

6. Westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

7. Trade Winds in the Southern Hemisphere blow from (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north

8. In general, winds are named for the direction from which they blow. (1.0 points) (Points: 1)
True
False

9. The characteristic of the Earth that causes the coriolis effect is the __________ of the Earth on its axis. (Use the "technical term" that describes this characteristic of the earth. Do not use the word spinning.) (2.0 points) (Points: 2)

10. 3. Winds are deflected to the (right/left)__________as they move into a low pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere. (1.0 points) (Points: 1)

11. Winds tend to rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the __________ (northern or southern) Hemisphere as they move into a low pressure area.(1.0 points) (Points: 1)

12. Winds tend to rotate in a clockwise direction in the __________ (northern or southern) Hemisphere as they move into a low pressure area. (1.0 points) (Points: 1)

13. Because tropical storms (like a hurricane or major storm system) develop wish winds traveling into a low pressure area, we would expect that the winds in these kinds of storms in the ______________________ Hemisphere would rotate in a clockwise direction. (1.0 points) (Points: 1)

Tagged with: apparent motion • area 1 • axis • characteristic of the earth • coriolis effect • northern hemisphere • polar easterlies • southern hemisphere • trade winds • westerlies

Filed under: Tropical Storms

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