Wind (Exit Ticket)

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

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

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon

• the sun

• the Earth's surface

• the rotation of the Earth

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• continental deflection

• global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.

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What impact does the Coriolis effect have upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Global winds blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

• Global winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.

• Global winds flow clockwise in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

• The Coriolis effect has no impact upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

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The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's gravitational pull

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What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air

• The fact that it weighs more than cold air

• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

• the fact that its more dense than cold air

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if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go?

• the area around the poles

• the area around the equator

• 10 km above the earth's surface

• 1 km above the earth's surface

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The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

• wind

• climate

• high pressure

• air pressure

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Toward what direction does a West wind blow.

• east

• south

• north

• west

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