Which statement correctly defines wind?

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

Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

It continues over the continent

Local and Global Winds B

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How is wind named?

From the direction which they blow to.

From the direction which they come from.

From the Department of Atmospheric Affairs

By the amount of air pressure.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does wind move?

From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

From areas of high temperature to areas of low tempreture

From areas of low temperature to areas of high temperature

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the two classifications of wind?

Local Winds and Global Winds

Global and Land Wind

Local and Coriolis Wind

Tradewinds and Sea Winds

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1 min • 1 pt

When the water is cooler than the land at day, what kind of local wind do you have?

Land breeze

Sea Breeze

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1 min • 1 pt

When the water is warmer than the land, in the evening, what kind of breeze do you get?

Sea Breeze

Land Breeze

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which global wind belt is found at letter A?

Polar Easterlies

Prevailing Westerlies

Tradewinds

Doldrums

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Which global wind belt is found at letter B?

Polar Easterlies

Prevailing Westerlies

Doldrums

Tradewinds

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Local and Global Winds B

How is wind named?

How does wind move?

What are the two classifications of wind?

When the water is cooler than the land at day, what kind of local wind do you have?

When the water is warmer than the land, in the evening, what kind of breeze do you get?

Which global wind belt is found at letter A?

Which global wind belt is found at letter B?

What type of global wind is found at letter D?

According to the Coriolis Effect, which direction does the wind deflect objects in the Northern Hemisphere?

According to the Coriolis Effect, which direction does objects deflect to in the Southern Hemisphere?

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