Huff Wind

Front

What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form? (Options: Land breeze - daytime, Land breeze - nighttime, Sea breeze - daytime, Sea breeze - nighttime)

Back

Sea breeze - daytime

Front

Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from...

Back

uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere.

Front

Which statement correctly defines wind?

Back

Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

Front

Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea? Options: global winds, sea breeze, land breeze, local winds

Back

land breeze

Front

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds? Options: the moon, the sun, the Earth's surface, the rotation of the Earth

Back

the sun

Front

What causes global winds and convection in the atmosphere? Options: continental deflection, the rotation of the Earth, Moon's gravity, unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Back

unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Front

Which statement is true of sea breezes? They originate in the day and blow toward the land., They originate in the day and blow toward the water., They originate in the evening and blow toward the land., They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

Back

They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

Front

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

Back

global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.

Front

The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.

Back

Earth's rotation...Coriolis

Front

What impact does the Coriolis effect have upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres?

Back

Global winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.