What is Wind?

Wind is the flow of a huge amount of air, usually from a ____________?__________________.

• cold to hot air

• high-pressure area to a low-pressure area.

• low pressure to high pressure area.

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___________air rises, and _________ air sinks. That brings about spatial differences in atmospheric pressure, caused by uneven heating.

• hot air rises, and cool air sinks

• Cool air rises and hot air sinks

• High pressure rises and cool pressure sinks

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Strong winds are also called __?___ in the USA. They have speeds of about 62-74km/hr.

• strong winds

• gale

• tropical

___?____ winds are a result of scenery such as mountains, vegetation, water bodies, and so on. They usually change very often!

• Global

• Local

___?___ winds are large air masses that are created mainly as a result of the earth’s rotation, the shape of the earth, and the sun’s heating power.

• Global

• Local

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__?___ the very low-pressure area along the equator where prevailing winds are calmest.

• Doldrums

• Prevailing westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Trade Winds

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What Global winds are located at the belt extending as far as 30° north and south latitude, closest to the equator?

• Trade winds

• Polar Easterlies

• Prevailing westerlies

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Which Global Wind is the belt covers from 60° latitudes to the north and south poles.

• Trade winds

• Polar Easterlies

• Prevailing westerlies

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When moving objects are viewed in a reference frame, their paths look curved. This is the ____?____ effect and it is caused by the earth’s rotation

• Coriolis

• Trade winds

• polar

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