Abeka 8th grade Science quiz22

Casterlies

The cold winds in the far north and south are the polar ?

Rossby

High altitude waves that have a large effect on the weather and temperature regions are. waves ?

Jet stream

A band of high altitude winds and encircling the earth is an ?

ITCZ

At the equator is encircled by low pressure region called the ?

Tradewinds

The global winds blowing away from the equator in tropical regions are the

Hadley cells

What are the convention cells between the equator and latitude 30°

High pressure to low pressure

What best describes the movement of wind

Counter clockwise

In what direction does a cyclones rotate in the northern hemisphere

Monica's home moves faster

Monica lives in Quito, Ecuador, just south of of the equator . Jared lives in Wasilla Wisconsin, just south of 45° and dot whose homes move more quickly as earth rotates?

Distance from earths axis and innertia

What do you factors explain why Coriolis effect takes place?