Local and Global Winds

Wind occurs because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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Warm rising air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

• high, rain

• high, clear skies

• low, rain

• low, clear skies

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Cool sinking air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

• high, rain

• high, clear skies

• low, rain

• low, clear skies

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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 from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

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Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Horse latitudes
• Trade winds
• Polar easterlies

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Cold winds that blow from east to west between latitude lines 60°N and the North Pole and 60°S and the South Pole.

• Prevailing westerlies
• Trade winds
• Horse latitudes
• Polar easterlies

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Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

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What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

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What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

• heat from the Earth's core

• the rotation of the Earth

• Moon's gravity

• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

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