Pressure Zones and Wind

What causes a land breeze to form?

• The rising of warmer air over water and the sinking of cooler air over land

• The rising of warmer air over land and the sinking of air over water

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What causes a sea breeze to form?

• The rising of warm air over water and the sinking of cool air over land

• The rising of warm air over land and the sinking of cool air over water

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What causes high- and low-pressure areas to form?

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• Rising of warm moist air and sinking of dry cool air

• Differences in density of atmospheric gases

• All are correct

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Wind moves in what way?

• From high to low pressure areas

• From low to high pressure areas

• From East to West

• From West to East

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Low pressure zones have surface winds that move

• in a counterclockwise motion

• in a clockwise motion

• from North to South

• from South to North

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High pressure zones have surface winds that move

• in a counterclockwise motion

• in a clockwise motion

• from North to South

• from South to North

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High pressure areas usually experience this weather

• Cloudy and warm

• Sunny and hot

• Cloudy and cool

• Sunny and cool

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Low pressure areas usually have this weather

• Sunny and hot

• Sunny and cool

• Cloudy and humid

• Cloudy and dry

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What weather is to be expected for the state of Florida according to the weather map?

• Sunny skies

• Thunderstorms

• Light rain

• Hurricane

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A person who studies the weather is called a

• Climatologist

• Weatherologist

• Meteorologist

• Astrologist

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