Air Current and Global Winds

Air always moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

• True

• False

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High pressure has MORE dense air.

• True

• False

An area near the equator that has low pressure, therefore little wind movement (rising air, not blowing air) and daily rain patterns.

• trade winds

• doldrums

• horse latitudes

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

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Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

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The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

• coriolis effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

• westerlies

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Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

• high, high

• low, low

• low, high

• high, low

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From the land to the ocean
• From the ocean to the land

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Which of these actions causes wind?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

• movement of air from water to land

• uneven heating of Earth’s surface

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During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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