Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

What is wind?

• The movement of air

• The movement of air from low to high pressure

• The movement of air from high to low pressure

• The movement of air between equal pressures

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Warm air rises and causes ______ pressure.

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Cold air sinks and causes ________ pressure.

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___________ cells move thermal energy around the world

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Kinetic

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Polar easterlies are:

• cold winds that blow from east to west

• steady winds that blow from west to east

• steady winds that blow from east to west

• none of these

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The Coriolis effect happens because the earth's ____________ causes moving air and water to curve.

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What can cause wind to slow down or move upwards?

• oceans

• mountains

• valleys

• seas

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What causes density currents?

• heat

• cold

• lots of sugar

• lots of salt

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Surface currents are caused by moving _______.

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Which current pushes water away?

• surface

• density

• upwelling

• downpushing

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