Wind

.    _____ is caused by the difference between high and low pressure areas.     

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

The Coriolis Effect greatly affects the paths of air circulation on Earth. What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• the sun

• the moon

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

As cold air sinks, it causes more pressure on Earth.

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

Name that Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• MOuntain Breeze

Air moves from a ____ pressure area to a ____ pressure area. 

• High / Low

• High / High

• Low / High

• Low / Low

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern   Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Ocean Currents

• Continental Deflections

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

Name that breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

A narrow belt of high-speed winds that blow from west to east. 

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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