Wind Practice Test

.    _____ is caused by the difference between high and low pressure areas.     

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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Rock and water absorb and release heat differently, causing localized air pressure differences. One result of these differences is land breezes. Which statement is true of land breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

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The Coriolis Effect greatly affects the paths of air circulation on Earth. What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• the sun

• the moon

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

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As cold air sinks, it causes more pressure on Earth.

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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Warm air rises causing less pressure on Earth

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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Name that Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• MOuntain Breeze

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Air moves from a ____ pressure area to a ____ pressure area. 

• High / Low

• High / High

• Low / High

• Low / Low

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Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern   Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Ocean Currents

• Continental Deflections

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

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Name that breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

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These global winds blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude.

• Horse Latitude

• Doldrums

• Polar Easterlies

• None of the above

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