Earth's atmosphere

Air circulates in Earth’s atmosphere. What is the fundamental cause of air circulation in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Earth's gravity

• Energy from the sun

• ocean waves

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Air rushes from areas of ___pressure to ____pressure

• high to low

• low to high

• up and down

• left and right

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If the Earth did not rotate, air would rush in two big convection cell between the poles and the equator.

• true

• false

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, the wind curves as the Earth spins, creating many convection cells called wind belts.

• true

• false

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As warm air rises, it creates _____pressure

• high

• low

• equal

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Warm, rising air is _______dense than cold air.

• less

• more

• equal

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Cold air has ___Pressure

• low

• high

• equal

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Winds near the equator are usually calm and weak because it is an area of low pressure with warm temperatures

• true

• false

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Why does the atmosphere exert pressure on Earth?

• result of climate change

• the pull of Earth's gravity on air molecules

• the rotation of the Earth

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Name the breeze

• sea

• land

• space

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