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Unit 2 week 1 Vocabulary quiz 24-25
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Select the word that best matches each definition.
Question 1
1.
In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around; to the left
counterclockwise
clockwise
global winds
surface current
Question 2
2.
The change in direction from a straight path to a curved path due to the Earth’s rotation
global winds
ocean current
Coriolis effect
continental deflection
Question 3
3.
The movement of air across the world caused by differences in air pressure
Coriolis effect
continental deflection
ocean current
global winds
Question 4
4.
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
air pressure
density
pressure belts
Coriolis effect
Question 5
5.
Bands of high and low pressure that occur every 30 degrees latitude
continental deflection
surface current
pressure belts
air pressure
Question 6
6.
The amount of matter in a given space
Prevailing Westerlies
air pressure
ocean current
density
Question 7
7.
Stream like or river like movements of water found in the oceans
ocean current
surface current
density
Prevailing Westerlies
Question 8
8.
The west-to-east direction of winds that occur in the temperate zone of the Earth, including most of the United States
Prevailing Westerlies
ocean current
clockwise
continental deflection
Question 9
9.
The change in direction of a current due to surface currents meeting continents
Coriolis effect
continental deflection
global winds
ocean current
Question 10
10.
Stream like movements of water that are found at or near the surface of the ocean
ocean current
surface current
continental deflection
density