18-3: Local Winds

During the day, cooler air over water blowing toward land is called a:

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Country breeze

At night, cooler air over the land blowing toward the water is called a:

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Country breeze

During the day, warm air glides up mountains slopes from lower elevations toward the mountain tops. This is called a:

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Country breeze

At night, cooler air slides down mountain slopes toward the valley floor. This is called a:

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Country breeze

A local wind that is associated with cooler air moving toward a city from the surrounding land is called a:

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Valley breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Country breeze

Warm, dry winds that move down leeward mountain slopes are called:

• Chinooks

• Santa Ana Wind

• Wind vane

• Prevailing wind

• Cup anemometer

A warm, dry wind moving down a mountain slope in Southern California is called a:

• Chinooks

• Santa Ana Wind

• Wind vane

• Prevailing wind

• Cup anemometer

The instrument most commonly used to determine wind direction is called a:

• Chinooks

• Santa Ana Wind

• Wind vane

• Prevailing wind

• Cup anemometer

When the wind consistently blows more often from one direction than from any other, it is called a:

• Chinooks

• Santa Ana Wind

• Wind vane

• Prevailing wind

• Cup anemometer

Wind speed is commonly measured using a:

• Chinooks

• Santa Ana Wind

• Wind vane

• Prevailing wind

• Cup anemometer