Winds

The movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun is called

• Wind

• Gravity

• Coriolis Effect

• Randomness

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Winds that blow from a single direction over a specific area of Earth are called what?

• Prevailing Winds

• Convergence Zones

• Doldrums

• Occluded Fronts

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The transition zone or boundary between two different air masses at the Earth's surface that have unique temperature, pressure and humidity characteristics.

• Fronts

• Weather

• Winds

• Latitudes

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The convergance zone around the equator is known as the

• Doldrums

• Prevailing Winds

• Devolving Winds

• Horse Latitudes

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The winds in the Stratosphere that form near the boundaries of air masses with different temperatures and humidity as well as the Coriolis Effect are known as

• Jet Stream

• Doldrums

• Stationary Front

• Plane Stream

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Cold air from the poles sinking to the surface of the Earth, moving towards the Equator and warming. rising into the atmosphere and taking the place of the air that sunk is an example of what

• Convection

• Storm Fronts

• Winds

• Doldrums

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Which Prevailing Winds form between 90⁰ and 60⁰ in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Polar Easterlies

• Polar Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Polar Northerlies

• Storm Fronts

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Which fast-moving air front produces drastic changes in weather?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Which front forms when a slower moving warm mass pushes into a cooler one, and usually forms on the East side of Low Pressure Systems?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Northern Front

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Which front forms when two fronts push against each other and stop moving?

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

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