Global and Local Winds

Which of the following winds occurs when cool air blows from the ocean to the land?

• Trade Winds

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following winds occurs when cool air blows from the land to the ocean?

• Trade Winds

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A _________ is a type of local wind that occurs during the daytime.

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _________ is a type of local wind that occurs during the nighttime.

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

Winds blow from high to low pressure, so they blow from the _____ to the ______.

• poles, equator

• equator, poles

• north pole, south pole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind to blow in a curve around Earth?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

____________ are fast moving currents of air that move from west to east in the Northern hemisphere.

• trade winds

• westerlies

• easterlies

• jet streams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These winds occur at a latitude between 0 and 30 degrees.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These winds occur at a latitude between 30 and 60 degrees.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

What are winds that blow over short distances?

• Local Winds

• Global Winds