When air moves from an area of ​ (a)   pressure (​ (b)   air) to ​ (c)   pressure (​ (d)   air) this causes wind.

• higher
• cold
• lower
• hot
• warm

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The rate at which air pressure changes with distance is called __ gradient.

• pressure

• wind

• temperature

• cyclone

• 

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The ​ (a)   (spinning of the earth) causes winds to to deflect to the ​ (b)   in the Southern Hemisphere and to the ​ (c)   in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Coriolis effect
• left
• right
• Doldrum

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1. Fluid friction (air is considered a fluid) speeds up wind. 

• true

• false

• 

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Organize these terms:

Groups:

(a) cyclone

,

(b) anticyclone

• 1. low-pressure zone that moves counterclockwise

• low-pressure zone that moves clockwise low-pressure zone that moves clockwise

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The hot air of the equator rises and then descends around 30 degree latitude.  This falling cool air causes __.

• constant trade winds

• steady doldrums

• constant horse latitudes

• sea sickness

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The areas where there is ​ (a)   are called the ​ (b)   latitudes and the ​ (c)   .

• very little wind
• a lot of wind
• horse
• doldrums
• crusty crab

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label the air/wind movement

*note: it is daytime in this image

a

b

cool water = air rises

hot land = air sinks

hot land= air rises

cool water = air sinks

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Which way does the wind blow?

• from the cool sea to the warm land

• from the warm land to the cool sea

• strait up -chinook!

• parallel to the shore

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label what happens in this chinook wind

a

b

c

d

warm/dry air

chinook wall cloud

strong wind

moisture lost (rain)

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