Wind Formation

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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What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• Even cooling of the earth

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

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What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

• The Moon

• Earth's interior (inside)

• Coriolis effect

• The Sun

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The Coriolis Effect influences wind patterns by causing them to:

• Move straight from high to low pressure without deflection

• Curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere

• Increase in speed with altitude

• Move directly from the poles to the equator

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What phenomenon causes the apparent deflection of winds due to the Earth's rotation?

• The Doppler Effect

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Venturi Effect

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Which factor does NOT directly affect wind speed and direction?

• Atmospheric pressure differences

• Earth's rotation

• Ocean currents

• Temperature gradients

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

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

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

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

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

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How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west

• From west to east

• From the land to the ocean

• From the ocean to the land

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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During the land breeze, what starts moving the cooler air out and warmer air in?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation