ES 19.3 Formative

Two causes of local winds are _____ effects and variations in surface composition.

During the day, heated air along mountain slopes rises.

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• valley breeze

• mountain breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

During the day, heated air over land rises, allowing cooler air to move in from over water.

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• valley breeze

• mountain breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The coldest air pockets are usually found on

• valley floors

• mountain peaks

• mountainsides

A wind that consistently blows more often from one direction than another is called a _____ wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the United States, the _____ move weather from west to east.

• trade winds

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The instrument used to measure wind speed is the _____.

• thermometer

• anemometer

• wind vane

An episode of ocean warming that affects the eastern tropical Pacific is called _____.

• El Nino

• polar easterlies

• La Nina

• Pacific trade wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

T or F: A La Nina episode is triggered by colder than average surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

T or F: Areas dominated by subtropical low-pressure cells are often deserts.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5