Global and Local Winds

The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?

• Sublimation
• Continental Deflection
• Transpiration
• Coriolis Effect

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What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure (toward the center) to areas of high pressure (away from the center)

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure (away from the center) to areas of low pressure (toward the center).

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon
• the sun
• the Earth's surface
• the rotation of the Earth

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

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_{Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?}

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither 
• both

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^{Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?}

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither
• both

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Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?

• less dense and less pressure than warm air
• more dense and more pressure than warm air
• more dense and less pressure than warm air
• less dense and more pressure than warm air

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Near the top of the troposphere/bottom of the stratosphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.

• westerlies

• jet stream

• trade winds

• local winds

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What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

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