Local Winds

Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night? **

• because the land heats and cools faster than water

• because the direction of Earth's rotation changes

• because warm air is more dense than cool air

• because water is always colder than land

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Land breezes occur?

• during the day

• during the night

• during both day and night

• only during a full moon

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What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• deep ocean currents

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

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Winds that blow from 30⁰ latitude to the equator are called...

• westerlies

• easterlies

• trade winds

• hurricanes

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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.

During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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Local winds blow over:

• short distances

• long distances

• the poles

• the equator

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Flow of air from land to a body of water is called:

• doldrum

• chinook

• sea breeze

• land breeze

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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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