Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean

Which explains why global winds do not move in straight paths?

• jet streams

• air pressure

• Earth's rotation

• warm air rises

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Air in the doldrums rises because it it

• pushed up by the rotation of the Earth

• cooled by the ices at the poles

• warmed by the sun at the Equator

• moved from low to high pressure by ships

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After warm air rises,

• it becomes warmer and sinks

• it becomes less dense

• it begins to cool off and sink

• the pressure decreases

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What drives the pattern of global wind belts and ocean currents? identify TWO.

• Global winds and surface ocean currents are both affected by the unequal heating of Earth's surface

• Global winds and surface ocean currents are both because of air pressure

• They are both caused by climate factors.

• They are both affected by Earth's rotation, which causes the Coriolis Effect

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Global winds belts drive ocean currents in a circular pattern

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Jet streams in the atmosphere can have major impacts on weather conditions, such as heavy rainfall or snowfall events.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Unequal heating in the atmosphere causes the heating of water to be unchanged.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Any changes in temperature and (a)   in the atmosphere can cause weather events.

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Generally, (a)   water is above cold water because cold is denser and so it sinks.

(a)   water is less dense, so it rises to the surface.

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