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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #45364 Trade Winds

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Many winds have names. Among the most constant winds are the Trade Winds. These winds blow towards the tropics and blow most of the year round. They were called the Trades in the times when much world trade was done by sailing ships. Ships always tried to avoid other areas in tropical oceans where winds hardly ever blow. These are called the Doldrums. A breeze is a light wind. Where the land and the sea meet, for example, you get land and sea breezes in summer. This is because the air is hotter over the land than the sea by day and cooler over land than sea at night. So, the winds blow from the sea to land during the day and from land to sea at night.

Which of the following statements about winds are correct?

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Trade Winds blow towards the poles and are strongest in the winter. Trade Winds were named because they helped facilitate early world trade. Ships avoided the Doldrums because they had unpredictable strong winds. During the day in summer, winds blow from the sea to the land. Sea breezes occur at night, blowing from land to sea.

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Option 2: "Trade Winds were named because they helped facilitate early world trade."

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that Trade Winds were called the Trades during the times when much world trade was conducted by sailing ships, indicating their role in facilitating trade.

Option 1: "Trade Winds blow towards the poles and are strongest in the winter."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that Trade Winds blow towards the tropics, not the poles. Additionally, there is no mention of them being strongest in winter; rather, they blow most of the year round.

Option 3: "Ships avoided the Doldrums because they had unpredictable strong winds."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text explains that ships avoided the Doldrums due to the lack of wind, not because of unpredictable strong winds. The Doldrums are characterized by hardly any wind blowing.

Option 4: "During the day in summer, winds blow from the sea to the land."

Explanation: This option is correct as the text describes that during the day, the air over the land is hotter than over the sea, causing winds to blow from the sea to the land.

Option 5: "Sea breezes occur at night, blowing from land to sea."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that sea breezes occur during the day, blowing from the sea to the land, and at night, the winds blow from land to sea.

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