#14 Local and Global Winds

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What is the initial source of energy that creates winds?

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the sun

Front

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

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land breeze

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.

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They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

Front

What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

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global winds

Front

Why does warm air rise?

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Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

Front

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

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

Front

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

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from west to east

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)

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Sea breeze - daytime

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

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unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Front

Why is it warmer at the equator than at the poles?

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The sun strikes the Earth at a 90 degree angle at the equator.