Wind

In this experiment which beaker would heat up faster?

• Sand

• Water

What causes sea breezes and land breezes?

• Unequal heating and cooling of land and water

• Ocean waves

Miko is sitting on the beach in the middle of the DAY. Which way does the cool breeze blow from.

• Cool air comes from the land

• Cool air comes from the ocean

Miko takes a boat ride at NIGHT. She feels the cool breeze blow. Where does the cool breeze blow from?

• The land

• The ocean

Why do global winds occur?

• The Coriolis Effect

• The unequal heating and cooling of land and sea

• The unequal heating and cooling because the angle that the sun's rays hit the earth

• The hot air at the polar regions sinks down to the cold air at the equator

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• Even cooling of the earth

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

• The Moon
• Earth's interior (inside)
• Coriolis effect
• The Sun

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From the land to the ocean
• From the ocean to the land