Convection and 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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What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

• The Moon
• Earth's interior (inside)
• Coriolis effect
• The Sun

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• 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 from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

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How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From the land to the ocean
• From the ocean to the land

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.

• rises

• circulates

• stagnates

• sinks

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Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.

• wind

• solar radiation

• air pressure

• condensation

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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:

• trade winds

• convection currents

• Coriolis effect

• polar easterlies

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