Wind Test

what is wind

• a horizontal movement of air

• i really don't know

• jet streams

• uneven temp pressure

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what are the major global wind belts

• land breeze

• wish i knew >:C

• the trade winds, the prevailing westerlies, and the polar easterlies

• sea breeze

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what are the calm areas

• horse lattitude and doldrums

• Center of the hurricane
• Heart of the tornado
• Middle of the cyclone

what is the terms for distance between the equator

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Altitude
• Equator Distance

what happens when warm air rises

• low pressure

• It causes a thunderstorm
• It increases the temperature on the ground
• It creates a vacuum in the atmosphere

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what happens when cool air sinks

• It gets warmer
• It turns into water
• It becomes lighter
• It disappears

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what is our main way our atmosphere is heated

• convection

• By the heat from the earth's core
• By the heat from the moon
• By the heat from the stars

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what two things cause wind

• Temperature and pressure differences
• Gravity and magnetic fields
• Sunlight and moonlight
• Rainfall and snowfall

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what are local winds

• land breeze and sea breeeze

• Winds that blow over long distances
• Winds that blow from the poles to the equator
• Winds that blow from the equator to the poles

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how is the earths surface heated

• By the heat from the earth's core
• evenly

• By the heat from the moon
• unevenly

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