Wind

What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude.
• Shock waves from clouds.
• Differences in air temperature and pressure.
• The rotation of the earth.

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What causes warm air to rise?

• The fact that it's less dense than cold air.
• The fact that it weighs more than cold air.
• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air.
• The fact that it's more dense than cold air.

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What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

• The length of the seasons.
• The shape of the earth.
• More elephants pass gas near the equator.
• The amount of direct sunlight each area receives.

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If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go? 

• The doldrums around the equator.
• The jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere.
• The North or South Pole.
• The area around the Mediterranean Sea.

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How do jet streams influence the weather? 

• by creating clouds 
• by increasing the moisture in the atmosphere 
• by quickly moving weather from one area to another very quickly 
• by drying out the atmosphere 

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Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

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Wind blows from cooler areas to warmer areas.

• True
• False

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What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

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Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.

• more inviting
• larger
• cooler
• warmer

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What happens to air at the equator?

• It rises because it is warm.
• It rises because it is cold.
• It sinks because it is warm.
• It sinks because it is cold.

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