Local and Global Winds B

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What is the primary source of energy that creates winds?

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The sun.

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What type of global wind is characterized by warm, steady winds near the equator?

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Tradewinds.

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How are winds named?

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Winds are named from the direction they come from.

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What best describes how the Earth's land and atmosphere are heated?

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Unevenly.

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What causes surface currents in the ocean?

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Global Wind Patterns.

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What are the calm areas near the equator called?

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Doldrums.

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What are the winds that blow from the poles towards the equator called?

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Polar Easterlies.

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What are the winds that blow from the west to the east in the mid-latitudes called?

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Prevailing Westerlies.

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What is the effect called that causes moving air to turn and twist due to the Earth's rotation?

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Coriolis Effect.

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What is the term for the large-scale movement of air that affects weather patterns?

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Atmospheric Circulation.

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