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Mo9-L5: Lesson Review Quiz (Matching)

Direction: On the line before each def nition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each
term is used only once.

5. steady east-to-west winds that f ow toward the equator from A. prevailing westerlies
30°N and 30°S
B. jet streams
6. winds that blow from west to east between 30°N and 60°N and C. trade winds
30°S and 60°S
D. polar easterlies
7. cold winds that blow from east to west near the poles

8. narrow bands of high winds near the top of the troposphere

Direction: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence

1. The are winds that move cold air from the poles toward the equator.

2. The causes winds to turn to the right in the northern hemisphere.

3. A(n) is a local wind that blows from the land toward the sea at night.

4. forms because of the unequal heating of Earth.

5. The are winds that blow from west to east between the latitudes 30° and
60° in both hemispheres.

6. Because of the , west-east airplane f ights from Los Angeles
to New York can be shorter than east-west f ights from New York to Los Angeles.

7. A local wind that blows in the day from higher pressure over the sea toward lower pressure over land is
a(n) .

8. The is an area of light winds and sinking air at about the 30° latitude.

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