Wind and Ocean Currents Review

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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What causes differences in air pressure?

• Equal heating of the Earth

• Equal cooling of the earth

• Uneuqal heating of the earth

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Warm air _________ and cold air __________. 

• rises, sinks

• sinks, rises

• sinks, sinks

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Curving of wind/ wind deflection due to Earth's rotation is known as the

• Heat Transfer Method

• Global Wind Patten

• Coriolis Effect

• Local Wind Pattern

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Which strong, narrow belt of wind is found in lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere (the troposphere)?

• Jet stream

• Tradewinds

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

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Which global wind controls weather in the U.S., thus being our wind belt?

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Jet Streams

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What causes warm air to rise?

• Warm air is less dense than cold air.

• Warm air weighs more than cold air.

• Warm air has higher pressure than cold air.

• Warm air is more dense than cold air.

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The temperature at the equator is...

• Cold and less dense

• Cold and more dense

• Warm and more dense

• Warm and less dense

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What kind of air pressure does COLD air have?

• High pressure
• Low pressure

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What kind of air pressure does WARM air have?

• High pressure
• Low pressure

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