12.3 Air Currents

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

• radiation

• wind

• balance

• air

Sunlight strikes this planet most directly at the_____________.

• mesosphere

• tundra

• equator

• south pole

Does the Earth's surface heat up evenly everywhere?

• no
• yes
• always
• I do not study

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• air pollution
• global warming
• The Greenhouse
• Earth's spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What winds are at the north and south poles?

• trade winds
• polar easterlies
• doldrums

Where is the doldrums on a map?

• west
• under the Red Sea
• at the equator
• at the top

Where are the trade winds?

• both sides of the equator

• west and east of Lake Huron

• at the poles

What is a narrow band of very high, fast winds called.

• rubber band
• jazz band
• doldrums
• jet stream

Pick two local winds.

• east wind, west wind
• sea breeze, land breeze
• fog, cumulus

Where does a sea breeze blow from?

• equator
• ocean 
• land
• northeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5