Understanding Wind and Air Pressure

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

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

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Which of the following causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• differences in the midichlorian count

• difference in oxygen

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Cool air moving across land and warm air rising up from the ocean will result in:

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• warm breeze

• no breeze

What is found at letter E? 

• Polar Easterlies
• Prevailing Westerlies 
• Doldrums 
• Tradewinds 

Which global wind belt is found at letter B?

• Polar Easterlies
• Prevailing Westerlies 
• Doldrums
• Tradewinds 

T / F: The sun heats the atmosphere unevenly and creates differences in temperature above Earth’s surface leading to the creation of convection currents and wind.

• true

• false

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How is wind named?

• From the direction which they blow to.
• From the direction which they come from.
• From the Department of Atmospheric Affairs 
• By the amount of air pressure. 

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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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Which one is a sea breeze?

• The one on the right?
• The one on the left?
• Neither
• Both

What causes differences in the air pressure around us leading to changes in our weather?

• Equal heating of the Earth

• Equal cooling of the earth

• Uneuqal heating of the earth

• weathervanes

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