You are a pilot traveling around the world by plane, but various winds keep interrupting your journey. Use the word bank to answer the questions. doldrums prevailing westerly polar easterlies trade winds jet stream sea breeze land breeze _____________ 1. You are caught in a wind that blows towards the equator from about 30° latitude. Where are you? _____________ 2. You reach a windless area near the equator. Where are you? _____________ 3. Near a coastal town, warm air is rising as cooler air from over the sea moves in to take its place. Where are you? _____________ 4. You head out at night, and you notice the winds have reversed. Now the cooler air over land moves out towards the rising ocean air. Where are you? _____________ 5. Warm air is moving towards the poles as you travel from about 30° to 60° latitude. This pushes you along at a nice speed. Where are you? _____________ 6. At high altitudes you find yourself gliding along effortlessly in a narrow belt of wind created by warm tropical air and cold polar air meeting. _____________ 7. Between the North Pole and 60° latitude, you feel a cold, dry, dense, horizontal air current. Where are you?
