Understanding Wind and Air Movement

What is the density and pressure of cold air compared to warm air?

• Less dense and low pressure

• More dense and high pressure

• Less dense and high pressure

• More dense and low pressure

What happens to the air over the sea at night?

• It cools down quickly

• It becomes low pressure

• It rises

• It stays still

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What causes global winds?

• Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

• The Earth's magnetic field

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Ocean currents

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What are trade winds?

• Winds that blow from the poles to 60° latitude

• Winds that blow from about 30° latitude towards the equator

• Winds that blow from 60° latitude to 30° latitude

• Winds that blow high in the atmosphere

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Where do the polar easterlies meet the westerlies?

• At the equator

• At the horse latitudes

• At the polar front

• At the jet stream

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What is the jet stream?

• A band of high speed wind that blows high in the atmosphere

• A current of water in the ocean

• A type of trade wind

• A type of polar easterly

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During the night, which area is typically colder?

• Land

• Water

• Both are the same

• Neither

What is the term for the wind that blows from the land to the sea?

• Sea breeze

• High pressure

• Land breeze

• Low pressure

What happens to the air pressure over the sea during the day?

• It becomes high pressure

• It becomes low pressure

• It stays the same

• It becomes equal to the land

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You reach a windless area near the equator. Where are you?

• Doldrums

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Prevailing westerly

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