Winds/Storms/Air Pollution

The uneven heating of Earth's surface causes

• Gulf Stream.
• humidity.
• wind.
• high tides.

Air over water heats faster than air over land, causing convection.

• True
• False

Air expands and ______ when it is heated.

• sinks
• rises
• cools

Wind blows towards the _____ in the polar regions.

• West
• East

Wind blows towards the _____ near the equator.

• West
• East

A _______ ___________ is a narrow zone in the upper troposphere of very strong winds.

• Gulf Stream
• Trade Wind
• Prevailing Westerly
• Jet Stream

The jet stream separates cold northern air from warm southern air.

• True
• False

_____ is more concentrated in some places on Earth than in others, causing convection.

• Wind
• Moonlight
• Sunlight
• Jet Streams

The way earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the _____ _____

• Jet Stream
• Gulf Stream
• Trade Wind
• Coriolis Effect

The Coriolis Effect causes things to deflect to the _____ in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Left
• Right