The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

• wind

• climate

• high pressure

• air pressure

All wind are caused by differences in ____________.

• weather

• precipitation

• air pressure

• climate

Most differences in air pressure are caused by _______________ heating of the atmosphere.

• some

• equal

• unequal

• great

Warm air __________.

• is not part of the atmosphere

• has less energy

• sinks

• rises

Cool air has __________ pressure.

• low

• high

• medium

• unknown

The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the __________.

• warm-chill factor

• anemometer factor

• wind-chill factor

• wind direction factor

Toward what direction does a West wind blow.

• east

• south

• north

• west

Wind direction is determined with a _____________.

• thermometer

• anemometer

• satellite

• wind vane

Local winds are wind that blow over ______________.

• short distances

• long distances

• the oceans

• many continents

Local winds are caused by _____________ heating of Earth's surface within a small area.

• typical

• unequal

• unsusual

• some