Surface Winds

what is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface called?

• air pressure

• windchill

• wind

• The Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Winds that blow over long steady distances are called ________?

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Trade Winds

• Global Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's rotation causes winds to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere which is known as the ____________________.

• land breeze

• trade winds

• doldrums

• Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The two qualities that describe winds are ___________ and speed.

• temperature

• windchill

• direction

• season

Match the Global Winds to their correct letter:

• Tropical Easterlies

• Label A

• Westerlies

• Label C

• Polar Easterlies

• Label B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

GLOBAL WINDS: Which winds are found between 0-30 degrees?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

GLOBAL WINDS: Which winds are found between 30-60 degrees?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the location with the direction of it's prevailing winds.

• East

• United States

• West

• India

• Northwest

• Central America

• Southeast

• Southern tip of Africa

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

GLOBAL WINDS: Which winds are found between 60-90 degrees?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds that blow over short distance are known as ____________.

• Global Winds

• Land Breeze

• Horse Latitudes

• Local Winds