multiple questions help me

1. Which zone along the length of the equator is where the air moves vertically and there is little wind?

A. the horse latitudes

B. the easterlies

C. the doldrums

D. the westerlies


2. Air flowing from the equator to the poles rises and falls in looping patterns.

What are these patterns called?


A. doldrums

B. conveyance cells

C. convection cells

D. horse latitudes


3. What happens to the sun’s energy when it hits clouds, ice, and snow?

A. It transfers heat by radiation.

B. It is absorbed.

C. It is reflected.

B. It heats up.


4. Which of the following statements about the Coriolis effect is correct?

A. The Coriolis effect is not affected by wind speed.

B. The Coriolis effect is weakest at the poles.

C. The Coriolis effect does not affect wind direction.

D. The Coriolis effect works at right angles to the direction of airflow.


5. Which of the following statements describes the movement of air?

A. from high pressure to low pressure

B. from south to north

C. from low pressure to high pressure

D. from north to south


6. What does the Coriolis effect impact?

A. amount of radiation from the sun

B. precipitation levels

C. wind speed

D. wind direction


7. What caused early explorers to avoid the area around the equator?

A. the horse latitudes

B. the trade winds

C. the doldrums

D. the Coriolis effect


8. The sun’s energy hits earth’s surface at the most direct angle at which of the following locations?

A. 30° N or S latitude

B. equator

C. North Pole

D. South Pole