By horizontal differences in air pressure

By vertical differences in air pressure

By temperature differences in the ocean

What causes differences in wind speed?

Pressure differences or the Pressure gradient

Lines connecting areas of equal pressure

Lines connecting areas of equal temperature

Lines connecting areas of equal humidity

Lines connecting areas of equal altitude

What is the Coriolis Effect?

A pattern of deflection of fluids on Earth's surface caused by the rotation of Earth.

A pattern of deflection of fluids on Earth's surface caused by the moon.

A pattern of deflection of fluids on Earth's surface caused by the sun.

A pattern of deflection of fluids on Earth's surface caused by gravity.

What are jet streams?

Fast moving rivers of air in the troposphere

Slow moving rivers of air in the troposphere

Stationary air masses in the stratosphere

Circular air currents in the mesosphere

What type of weather is associated with a low pressure center?

Unstable conditions, stormy weather

What type of weather is associated with a high pressure center?

Unstable conditions, stormy weather

What is a convection cell?

A system where cool, more dense air sinks and warm, less dense air rises

A system where warm, dense air sinks and cool, less dense air rises

A system where air flows from the equator to the poles

A system where air remains stationary

How does air generally flow in convection cells on Earth?

From the poles to the equator and back again

From the equator to the poles and back again

In a circular motion around the equator

In a straight line from east to west

What is the direction of Trade Winds?

Blow from the east 0° - 30° N/S

Blow from the west 30° - 60° N/S

Blow from the north 60° - 90° N/S

Blow from the south 30° - 60° N/S

What is the direction of Westerlies?

Blow from the west 30° - 60° N/S

Blow from the east 0° - 30° N/S

Blow from the north 60° - 90° N/S

Blow from the south 0° - 30° N/S

What is the direction of the Polar Easterlies?

Blow from the east 60 - 90° N/S

Blow from the west 30 - 60° N/S

Blow from the north 0 - 30° N/S

Blow from the south 0 - 30° N/S

What causes the seasonal changes in wind direction known as monsoons?

Seasonal temperature differences between land and ocean

What causes small scale local winds? CLICK ALL THAT APPLY

How buildings are arranged in a city

When does a sea breeze start developing and become strongest?

Before noon and strongest in the afternoon

At night and strongest in the morning

In the morning and strongest at noon

In the evening and strongest at midnight

In which direction does the breeze blow during the day in a sea breeze?

From the mountains to the valleys

From the valleys to the mountains

What happens to the land during the NIGHT in terms of temperature compared to water?

Land cools off more quickly than water

Land heats up more quickly than water

Land and water cool at the same rate

Water cools off more quickly than land

What is a characteristic of a valley breeze?

Winds flow up the valley during the day.

Winds flow down the valley during the day.

Mountain slopes cool off faster than valleys.

More dominant in cooler months.

What happens to mountain slopes during a valley breeze?

They heat up faster than valleys.

They cool off faster than valleys.

They remain at a constant temperature.

They become areas of high pressure.

What are prevailing winds?

Winds that consistently blow from one direction to another

Winds that change direction frequently

Winds that blow only during storms

What is the primary use of wind socks?

To show wind speed and direction

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