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Winds is mainly caused by air pressure differences that result in....

• uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere

• absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the Earth's land masses

• radiation of heat from Earth's land masses to water bodies.

• rotation of the Earth on its axis

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure

• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 

• The Fact that it weighs more than cold air 

• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

Why is it warmer at the equator than at the poles?

• a. The sun strikes at a very slanted angle at the equator.

• b. The sun strikes the Earth at a 90 degree angle at the equator.

• c. The sun strikes at the most direct angle at both poles.

• d. The sun strikes the Earth at a 90 degree angle at the poles.

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Draw conclusions

Form a hypothesis

Communicate results

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Analyze results

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What do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?

• global winds

• Coriolis effect

• Greenhouse effect

• sea breezes

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What winds blow from west to east in the temperate zone and move weather patterns across the United States?

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• jet streams

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.

• Earth's rotation...Coriolis

• Earth's revolution...Coriolis

• Earth's rotation...Doppler

• Earth's revolution...Doppler

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