Local Winds

During the day, cooler air over water blowing toward land is called a:

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

• Bay breeze

• Continental breeze

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At night, cooler air over the land blowing toward the water is called a:

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

• Bay breeze

• Continental breeze

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During the day, warm air glides up mountains slopes from lower elevations toward the mountain tops. This is called a:

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

• Chinook wind

• Santa Anna wind

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At night, cooler air slides down mountain slopes toward the valley floor. This is called a:

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

• Chinook wind

• Santa Anna wind

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Warm, dry winds that move down leeward mountain slopes, heating adiabatically, are called:

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

• Chinook wind

• Santa Anna wind

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A warm, dry wind moving down a mountain slope in Southern California is called a:

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

• Chinook wind

• Santa Anna wind

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A local wind that is associated with cooler air moving toward a city from the surrounding land is called a:

• Country breeze

• City breeze

• Inland breeze

• Continental breeze

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The instrument most commonly used to determine wind direction is called a:

• barometer

• anemometer

• wind vane

• barograph

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When the wind consistently blows more often from one direction than from any other, it is called:

(a)  

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Wind speed is commonly measured using a:

• barometer

• anemometer

• wind vane

• barograph

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