Wind

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name that breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A narrow belt of high-speed winds that blow from west to east. 

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Winds are named based on the direction they

• Are going

• Coming from

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name that breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Use the diagram to determine which statement is correct.

• The air at location 3 is more dense than the air at location 6.

• The air at location 2 is rushing in to take the place of the colder air at location 3.

• Location 1 heats up and cools down slower than location 7.

• High pressure air at location 2 is taking the place of the low pressure air at location 3.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Local winds blow over:

• short distances

• long distances

• the poles

• the equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?

• They occur within a small area.

• Land and sea breezes are examples.

• They blow over short distances.

• They blow steadily over long distances.