Wind

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

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What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• Even cooling of the earth

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

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Local winds blow over:

• short distances

• long distances

• the poles

• the equator

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Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?

• They occur within a small area.
• Land and sea breezes are examples.
• They blow over short distances.
• They blow steadily over long distances.

Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?

• They occur within a small area.
• Land and sea breezes are examples.
• They blow over short distances.
• They blow steadily over long distances.

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

• Spirally
• Unevenly
• Circularly
• Kinetically

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What can you conclude about prevailing winds from their name? 

• They blow from west to east
• They blow all the time
• The air they contain is very warm 
• The air they contain is very cool

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What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

• The length of the seasons
• The shape of the earth 
• the duration of the solar year
• The amount of direct sunlight each area receives 

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How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere? 

• Winds int he northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected left
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north 
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right 

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if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go? 

• the area around the poles 
• the area around the equator 
• 10 km above the earth's surface 
• 1 km above the earth's surface 

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