“Prevailing winds” refer to the dominant direction of winds that blow:
a) From north to south
b) From south to north
c) In all directions
d) From east to west
Answer: b) From south to north
The UK is primarily influenced by which prevailing wind system?
a) Trade winds
b) Westerlies
c) Easterlies
d) Polar easterlies
Answer: b) Westerlies
“Jet streams” are high-speed winds located in the:
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: a) Troposphere
The “North Atlantic Drift” is a warm ocean current that influences the UK’s:
a) Precipitation patterns
b) Wind directions
c) Tidal patterns
d) Temperature climate
Answer: d) Temperature climate
Which wind pattern is responsible for the UK’s relatively mild climate compared to other regions at similar latitudes?
a) Polar easterlies
b) Westerlies
c) Trade winds
d) Monsoons
Answer: b) Westerlies
“Fohn winds” are warm, dry winds that result from:
a) Ocean currents
b) Evaporation from lakes
c) Air descending from mountains
d) Hurricanes
Answer: c) Air descending from mountains
The “Beaufort scale” is used to measure:
a) Wind direction
b) Wind speed
c) Atmospheric pressure
d) Ocean currents
Answer: b) Wind speed
The “Polar front” is the boundary between:
a) Tropical and temperate air masses
b) High and low-pressure systems
c) Warm and cold ocean currents
d) Equatorial and polar regions
Answer: a) Tropical and temperate air masses
“Katabatic winds” are downslope winds that occur due to:
a) Warm air rising from the surface
b) Coriolis effect
c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
d) Ocean currents
Answer: c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
The “Roaring Forties” refer to strong westerly winds found near which latitude?
a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 40°
d) 60°
Answer: d) 60°
“Chinook winds” are warm, dry winds that descend on the leeward side of:
a) Mountains
b) Oceans
c) Deserts
d) Tornadoes
Answer: a) Mountains
The “Polar cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: c) Poles
“Trade winds” are winds that blow from which direction?
a) East to west
b) West to east
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: a) East to west
The “Coriolis effect” is responsible for:
a) Causing hurricanes
b) Creating ocean currents
c) The rotation of the Earth
d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Answer: d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Which wind system is associated with the “Doldrums” near the equator?
a) Westerlies
b) Trade winds
c) Easterlies
d) Polar easterlies
Answer: b) Trade winds
The “Polar easterlies” are prevailing winds that blow from:
a) West to east
b) East to west
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: b) East to west
The “Ferrel cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: b) Tropics
“Santa Ana winds” are warm, dry winds that affect which region?
a) Mediterranean
b) Southern California
c) Amazon rainforest
d) Sahara Desert
Answer: b) Southern California
“Monsoons” are characterized by seasonal changes in:
a) Ocean currents
b) Wind patterns
c) Rainfall and temperature
d) Tidal patterns
Answer: c) Rainfall and temperature
The “Hadley cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: a) Equator
“Foehn winds” are warm, dry winds that result from:
a) Ocean currents
b) Evaporation from lakes
c) Air descending from mountains
d) Hurricanes
Answer: c) Air descending from mountains
The “Beaufort scale” is used to measure:
a) Wind direction
b) Wind speed
c) Atmospheric pressure
d) Ocean currents
Answer: b) Wind speed
The “Polar front” is the boundary between:
a) Tropical and temperate air masses
b) High and low-pressure systems
c) Warm and cold ocean currents
d) Equatorial and polar regions
Answer: a) Tropical and temperate air masses
“Katabatic winds” are downslope winds that occur due to:
a) Warm air rising from the surface
b) Coriolis effect
c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
d) Ocean currents
Answer: c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
The “Roaring Forties” refer to strong westerly winds found near which latitude?
a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 40°
d) 60°
Answer: d) 60°
“Chinook winds” are warm, dry winds that descend on the leeward side of:
a) Mountains
b) Oceans
c) Deserts
d) Tornadoes
Answer: a) Mountains
The “Polar cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: c) Poles
“Trade winds” are winds that blow from which direction?
a) East to west
b) West to east
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: a) East to west
The “Coriolis effect” is responsible for:
a) Causing hurricanes
b) Creating ocean currents
c) The rotation of the Earth
d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Answer: d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Which wind system is associated with the “Doldrums” near the equator?
a) Westerlies
b) Trade winds
c) Easterlies
d) Polar easterlies
Answer: b) Trade winds
The “Polar easterlies” are prevailing winds that blow from:
a) West to east
b) East to west
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: b) East to west
The “Ferrel cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: b) Tropics
“Santa Ana winds” are warm, dry winds that affect which region?
a) Mediterranean
b) Southern California
c) Amazon rainforest
d) Sahara Desert
Answer: b) Southern California
“Monsoons” are characterized by seasonal changes in:
a) Ocean currents
b) Wind patterns
c) Rainfall and temperature
d) Tidal patterns
Answer: c) Rainfall and temperature
The “Hadley cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: a) Equator
“Foehn winds” are warm, dry winds that result from:
a) Ocean currents
b) Evaporation from lakes
c) Air descending from mountains
d) Hurricanes
Answer: c) Air descending from mountains
The “Beaufort scale” is used to measure:
a) Wind direction
b) Wind speed
c) Atmospheric pressure
d) Ocean currents
Answer: b) Wind speed
The “Polar front” is the boundary between:
a) Tropical and temperate air masses
b) High and low-pressure systems
c) Warm and cold ocean currents
d) Equatorial and polar regions
Answer: a) Tropical and temperate air masses
“Katabatic winds” are downslope winds that occur due to:
a) Warm air rising from the surface
b) Coriolis effect
c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
d) Ocean currents
Answer: c) Gravity pulling cold air downhill
The “Roaring Forties” refer to strong westerly winds found near which latitude?
a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 40°
d) 60°
Answer: d) 60°
“Chinook winds” are warm, dry winds that descend on the leeward side of:
a) Mountains
b) Oceans
c) Deserts
d) Tornadoes
Answer: a) Mountains
The “Polar cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: c) Poles
“Trade winds” are winds that blow from which direction?
a) East to west
b) West to east
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: a) East to west
The “Coriolis effect” is responsible for:
a) Causing hurricanes
b) Creating ocean currents
c) The rotation of the Earth
d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Answer: d) The deflection of wind and ocean currents due to Earth’s rotation
Which wind system is associated with the “Doldrums” near the equator?
a) Westerlies
b) Trade winds
c) Easterlies
d) Polar easterlies
Answer: b) Trade winds
The “Polar easterlies” are prevailing winds that blow from:
a) West to east
b) East to west
c) North to south
d) South to north
Answer: b) East to west
The “Ferrel cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: b) Tropics
“Santa Ana winds” are warm, dry winds that affect which region?
a) Mediterranean
b) Southern California
c) Amazon rainforest
d) Sahara Desert
Answer: b) Southern California
“Monsoons” are characterized by seasonal changes in:
a) Ocean currents
b) Wind patterns
c) Rainfall and temperature
d) Tidal patterns
Answer: c) Rainfall and temperature
The “Hadley cell” is a convection cell that occurs near the:
a) Equator
b) Tropics
c) Poles
d) Subtropics
Answer: a) Equator
