Chapter 6 Lesson 3: Global Winds and Local Winds
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- Q1What causes wind?differences in the thermospheredifferences in gravitydifferences in oxygendifferences in air pressure30s
- Q2What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.Warm air sinks at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.Cold air rises at the equator, and warm air sinks at the poles.30s
- Q3Air moves in large, circular patterns calledtrade windspressure beltsconvection cellsconvection currents30s
- Q4In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of theconvection currentspolar easterliesCoriolis effecttrade winds30s
- Q5Global winds that blow from west to east are calledmountain breezeswesterliestrade windspolar easterlies30s
- Q6Global winds that blow northeast from 30° north latitude and southeast from 30° south latitude are calledpolar easterliesnortherliesglobal easterliestrade winds30s
- Q7Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are calledconvection streamsjet streamsjet currentsconvection currents30s
- Q8Local winds are produced bylocal farms and ranchesglobal windsglobal geographic featureslocal geographic features30s
- Q9Mountain and valley breezes are caused bysimilarities in temperature and elevationthe same temperature at all elevationsdifferences in temperature and elevationhigh temperatures at all elevations30s