Winds

What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude 
• Shock waves from clouds 
• Differences in air temperature and pressure 
• The rotation of the earth

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The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.

• Bernoulli's principle 
• Coriolis effect 
• high pressure 
• low pressure 

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What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea?

• Sea Breeze
• Land Breeze
• Mountain Breeze
• None of the Above

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True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.

• True
• False

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What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?

• Sea Breeze
• Land Breeze
• Mountain Breeze
• None of the Above

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What do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?

• global winds
• Coriolis effect
• Greenhouse effect
• sea breezes

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What are cold winds that blow from east to west in the polar regions?

• polar easterlies
• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• jet streams

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What winds blow from west to east in the temperate zone and move weather patterns across the United States?

• prevailing westerlies
• polar easterlies
• trade winds
• jet streams

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Why does a sea breeze at the beach keep you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day?

• warm air rising over land lets cooler air from the ocean blow in
• a storm is approaching
• cool air rising over land lets warm air from the ocean blow in
• Similarities in temperature between land and water

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Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?

• Greenhouse Effect
• Local and global winds
• Infrared Radiation
• Global temperature increase

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