Introduction to Wind Practice

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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All wind are caused by differences in ____________.

• weather

• precipitation

• air pressure

• climate

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Most differences in air pressure are caused by _______________ heating of the atmosphere.

• some

• equal

• unequal

• great

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Warm air __________.

• is not part of the atmosphere

• has less energy

• sinks

• rises

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Cool air has __________ pressure.

• low

• high

• medium

• unknown

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Wind direction is determined with a _____________.

• thermometer

• anemometer

• satellite

• wind vane

Warm air ____________ at the equator.

• rises

• sinks

• mixes

• goes down

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Cold air ___________ at the poles.

• has a lot of moisture

• gets warm

• rises

• sinks

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Temperature differences between the equator and the poles produce giant __________________ in the atmosphere.

• clouds

• global warming

• Greenhouse Effect

• convection currents

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Earth's rotation makes winds curve, this is called _____________.

• wind effect

• global warming effect

• Coriolis effect

• winds curve effect

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