What is a local wind?

A wind that only travels short distances

A wind that travels across different states

A wind that is hot in the day and cold at high

A wind that only happens during the daytime.

What causes local winds?

Uneven heating of the atmosphere.

The sea getting warmer than the land in the daytime.

Local people turning on their air conditioning at the same time.

Wind needing to blow from low to high pressure.

Which of these statements is true?

Warm air is less dense and rises, creating a low pressure system. Cool air is more dense and sinks, creating a high pressure system.

Warm air is more dense and rises, creating a low pressure system. Cool air is less dense and sinks, creating a high pressure system.

Warm air is less dense and sinks, creating a low pressure system. Cool air is more dense and rises, creating a high pressure system.

Select the two statements you should remember to better understand sea and land breeze

High to low is the only way the atmosphere will go

Low to high is what makes winds fly

Land breeze = day, sea breeze = night

What is the primary role of ocean currents in Earth's climate?

They push hot equatorial waters towards the poles and return cold polar waters to the equator.

They create tsunamis and hurricanes.

They are responsible for the Earth's rotation.

From where does the Gulf Stream primarily originate and to which regions does it transport warm water?

From the Gulf of Mexico to the eastern coastlines of the US, Newfoundland, and Northern Europe.

From the Pacific Ocean to the coasts of Asia.

From the Arctic Ocean to the coasts of North America.

From the Indian Ocean to the coasts of Africa and Australia.

What two main factors determine water density, influencing ocean currents?

Water temperature and salinity (amount of salt).

Ocean pressure and sunlight exposure.

Wind speed and ocean floor topography.

If the Gulf Stream were to stop, what would be a significant immediate impact on Western Europe?

A deep freeze with ice storms and heavy snow.

Increased summer temperatures and droughts.

A significant rise in sea levels.

Enhanced agricultural productivity due to stable temperatures.

Which is most likely an effect of the Gulf Stream?

milder winter temperatures in Florida

What impact does the Gulf Stream have on North Carolina’s coastal climate?

The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.

The cold water from the Gulf Stream current cools the land.

The cold water from the Gulf Stream current decreases inland wind speeds.

The warm water from the Gulf Stream current increases inland wind speeds.

How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of the southeastern United States?

Warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

Colder water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

Colder water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

Warmer water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

How does the air move in a sea breeze?

wind moves from ocean to the land

wind moves from the land to the ocean

What causes the formation of a land breeze?

The ocean being warmer than the land at night

The land being warmer than the ocean at night

High pressure over the ocean and low pressure over the land

Low pressure over the ocean and high pressure over the land

Why does warm air rise?

Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

Sea Breeze, Land Breeze, and the Gulf Stream

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