What causes differences in air pressure?

Local winds blow over:

During the land breeze, what starts moving the cooler air out and warmer air in?

Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.

Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

These global winds blow from 30 degree latitude to the equator.

This is the area around the equator where there is very little wind because of the warm, rising air creating an area of low pressure.

These global winds blow from the poles to about 60 degree latitude.

These global winds are in the area that we live in. They blow from 30 degrees latitude to about 60 degrees latitude.

Local geographic features such as shorelines or mountain ranges creates these types of winds.

Air always wants to move from areas of ______________ pressure to _______________ pressure.

The lowest pressure on Earth is found here.

The highest pressure on Earth is found here due to the amount of cold sinking air.

The air we breathe is mostly

Wind occurs because of differences in

What causes differences in air pressure on Earth?

This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs. Also we live in it.

This is the layer of the atmosphere that is extremely cold and causes meteorites to burn up and appear to be shooting stars.

This sub layer is found in the thermosphere and is responsible for the aurora borealis.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ionosphere?

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to the ozone trapping heat.

Temperature decreases with height in the ______ because there is nothing but thin air.

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

What do you call the part of the atmosphere where molecules escape into space?

The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

All wind are caused by differences in ____________.

Most differences in air pressure are caused by _______________ heating of the atmosphere.

Warm air __________.

Cool air has __________ pressure.

Winds that blow over long distances in predictable patterns are called ____________.

Warm air ____________ at the equator.

Cold air ___________ at the poles.

Temperature differences between the equator and the poles produce giant __________________ in the atmosphere.

Earth's rotation makes winds curve, this is called _____________.

The Horse latitudes are areas on Earth that experience little wind. They are called Horse latitudes because sailor would throw their ___________ overboard when their ships would get stuck without a wind to sail them to their destinations.

The cold polar easterlies blow away from the __________.