Atmospheric Air Flow

How is Earth's atmosphere primarily heated?

• Through direct heating from Earth's core

• Through solar radiation heating the Earth's surface

• Through lightning strikes in the atmosphere

• Through volcanic activity

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How does conduction cause atmospheric heating?

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

• The movement of air masses vertically

• The transfer of heat through direct contact between substances

• The process of water vapor condensation

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What creates high and low pressure areas in the atmosphere?

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Volcanic activity

• Differential heating of Earth's surface by the sun

• Ocean currents

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We name winds based on:

• The direction the wind is blowing towards

• The direction the wind is blowing from

• The average wind speed

• The temperature of the air mass

What is a sea breeze?

• Any wind that occurs near the ocean

• Wind that blows from the sea onto the land

• Wind that blows from the land to the sea

• Wind that only occurs at night

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When do land breezes typically occur?

• During the hottest part of the day

• Only during storms

• When land temperature is cooler than water temperature

• During spring and fall seasons only

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What is the Hadley cell?

• A type of storm system

• A measure of wind speed

• A large-scale atmospheric circulation in the tropics

• A cloud formation pattern

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What is the jet stream?

• A slow-moving ground-level wind

• A fast-moving, narrow air current in the upper atmosphere

• A type of ocean current

• A form of precipitation

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What factors determine prevailing winds on Earth?

• Ocean temperatures and land elevation

• Convection cells formed by differential heating and Earth's rotation

• Cloud cover and rainfall patterns

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes

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What is the Coriolis effect?

• A type of weather pattern

• A measurement of wind speed

• The deflection of moving objects due to Earth's rotation

• A form of precipitation

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