Winds

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

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

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west
• north to south
• south to west
• west to east

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

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.

• more inviting
• larger
• cooler
• warmer

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

• coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Rotation of the Moon

• Earth tilt

• Rotation of the Sun

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

What causes wind?

• movement of high pressure to low pressure
• movement of low pressure to high pressure