Current Events: Crash Course Kids- Wind/ OceanCurrents

What creates wind?

• Sitting on the beach in the sand.

• The gravity of the moon.

• The uneven heating of Earth's surface.

• Waves in the ocean.

What creates a sea breeze?

• Cool air above the ocean water that sinks and the warmer air above the beach that rises.  

• The high and low tides in Summer.

• The motion of the waves.

• Warm air above the water that rises and the cooler air above the beach that sinks.

Which received DIRECT sunlight from the sun?

• The air currents

• The equator

• The poles

• Waves

What happens in each wind "Cell" around the earth?

• Cool air rises and warm air sinks.  

• Cool air sinks and warm air rises.

• Direct sunlight is reflected back into space.

• Indirect sunlight flows from the Equator to the poles.

Where is the earth spinning faster?

• At the Equator

• At the Poles

• When Earth is closest to the Sun

   

• When Earth is farthest from the Sun

How high and how fast does the jet stream move?

• As fast as Earth spins at the Equator

  6-14 Km off the ground

  and 

  up to 442 Kph

• 6-14 Km off the ground

  and 

  up to 442 Kph

   

• 442 Km off the ground 

  and

  up to 6-14 Kmh

• The speed changes with the waves and tides

What causes currents in the wind or in the water?

• The distance from Earth to the Sun

• The 23.5^o tilt of Earth's axis

• The uneven heating of Earth’s surface

Where do changes in wind, weather, and temperature come from?

• The distance from Earth to the Sun

• Energy from the Sun

• Light reflected by the Moon

• Lines around the Earth