Wind Patterns (Flocabulary Review)

Due to Earth’s ________, the sun heats Earth’s surface unevenly.

• mass

• composition

• atmosphere

• tilt

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True of False: When air is dense, its molecules are packed tightly together.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: Air is more dense when it is warm.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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When warm air ________, it leaves behind an area of low pressure.

• blows away

• rises

• dissipates

• sinks

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Which of the following best describes wind?

• Sinking warm air moving a few feet above the ground

• An air current formed by changes in ocean tides

• Cool air rushing in to fill an area of low pressure

• Rising warm air pushing cool air down toward Earth

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What happens to warm air when it cools?

• It sinks back down to Earth.

• It is absorbed into clouds.

• It remains in Earth’s upper atmosphere.

• It breaks apart and disappears.

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Why is the air so warm at the equator?

• Because the equator is rarely ever humid

• Because the equator is mostly covered with water

• Because the equator receives direct sunlight

• Because the equator is closer to Earth’s core

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The low pressure area near Earth’s equator is filled by cool air moving in from ________.

• Europe and South America

• the North and South Pole

• the Prime Meridian

• the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

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True or False: Global wind patterns have less to do with air temperature than local winds.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What causes the Coriolis effect?

• The sun’s position relative to Earth

• Earth’s orbit around the sun

• Moon phases

• Earth’s rotation

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