
Local and Global Winds Flashcard
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Geography
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are local winds?
Back
Winds influenced by local geographic features
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What causes sea breeze?
Back
Temperature difference between the land and the sea
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What time of the day does land breeze occur?
Back
Night
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How does the Coriolis effect influence global winds?
Back
It causes the deflection of moving air due to the Earth's rotation.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the characteristics of local winds?
Back
Influenced by local topography and temperature differences, limited geographic extent
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Explain the process of sea breeze.
Back
Sea breeze is the movement of air from the sea to the land due to the temperature difference between the two areas.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the differences between sea breeze and land breeze?
Back
Sea breeze occurs during the day when the land heats up faster than the sea, causing air to move from the sea to the land. Land breeze occurs at night when the land cools down faster than the sea, causing air to move from the land to the sea.
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