Station Models, Climate, and Local and Global Winds

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 to areas of high pressure

• The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

• heat from the Earth's core

• the rotation of the Earth

• Moon's gravity

• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

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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 is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.

• westerlies
• jet stream
• trade winds
• local winds

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Which global winds are found at the poles? 

• Polar Westerlies
• Prevailing Easterlies
• Polar Easterlies
• Trade Winds

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The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:

• subtropical westerlies
• polar westerlies
• trade winds
• polar winds

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