Unit 10 Lesson 4 Wind in the Atmosphere

Aother term for air movement caused by the differences in air pressure is

• high pressure

• low pressure

• wind

• atmosphere

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Pilots often take advantage of these high-speed winds located between 7km-16km above Earth's surface

• sea breeze

• land breeze

• jet stream

• mountain breeze

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The apparent curving of winds due to Earth's rotation is the

• jet stream

• Coriolis effect

• sea breeze

• mountain breeze

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How does the sun cause wind?

• Uneven heating of the surface creates areas of different pressure

• Uneven spinning of the Earth makes our planet wobble

• Uneven heating of the core makes part of our world spin faster

• Uneven gravitational pull on regions create breezes that grow into global winds

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Tropical winds (near the equator) sailors once used that blow from east to west are known as

• trade winds

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• doldrums

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In a convection cell, air moves in which way?

• from areas of low pressure to high pressure

• from areas of high pressure to low pressure

• from areas of warm to cool temperature

• from areas of cool to warm temperature

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Global winds include westerlies, polar easterlies and trade winds. What determines how winds get their name?

• the direction TOWARDS which they blow

• the altitude of the winds

• the temperature of the winds

• the direction FROM which they blow

This global wind system is a calm area near the equator where winds are weak.

• tradewinds

• doldrums

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

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Warm air rises and creates areas of

• lower pressure

• higher pressure

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Cool air sinks and creates areas of

• low pressure

• high pressure

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