G6 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Wind always flows from regions of __________.

• Low pressure to high pressure

• High pressure to low pressure

• High pressure to high pressure

• Low pressure to low pressure

The deflection of winds caused by the spinning of Earth is called the ______.

• convection cells

• global conveyor belt

• Coriolis Effect

• global currents

Which sentence about movement of water in the oceans is correct?

• Upwelling is caused by winds that blow on the ocean's surface.

• Upwelling moves water horizontally.

• Surface currents are caused by differences in water density.

• Surface currents move vertically through the water.

Cold, denser water can move to the surface through a process called:

• Coriolis Effect

• Convection

• Upwelling

• Trick question - cold water can never move up

When warm air rises, it creates a region of _______ on the surface.

• High pressure

• Low pressure

When cold air sinks, it creates a region of ________ on the surface

• Low pressure

• High pressure

During the day, wind tends to flow:

• From the cool sea air into the warm land air

• From the warm land air into the cool sea air

• From the warm sea air into the cool land air

• From the cool land air into the warm sea air

During the night, wind tends to flow:

• From the cool sea air into the warm land air

• From the warm land air into the cool sea air

• From the warm sea air into the cool land air

• From the cool land air into the warm sea air

The breeze blowing from the sea onto the land during the day is called a

• sea breeze

• land breeze

The breeze blowing from the land onto the sea during the night is called a

• sea breeze

• land breeze