Winds

Question 1

Explain the process that creates wind.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wind is caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface by the sun. This temperature difference creates areas of different air pressure. Air naturally moves from areas of high pressure (where air is cooler) to areas of low pressure (where air is warmer), and this movement of air is what we call wind.

Question 2

Which statements describe aspects of what causes wind to blow? Select two options.Wind is caused by differences in air pressure.Wind moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.Differences in air pressure are due to unequal heating.Differences in air pressure are caused by oceans.Wind is caused by the Coriolis effect.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Wind is caused by differences in air pressure.; C: Differences in air pressure are due to unequal heating.

Question 3

global windsland breeze✔ sea breeze

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: ✔ sea breeze

Question 4

Which statement about local and global winds is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Local winds blow over short distances, whereas global winds blow over long distances.

Question 5

For a vacation, you and your family fly east to west from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington. You notice that your flight back home to Boston is shorter than your flight to Seattle.Which phenomenon causes your flight home to be shorter?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: jet stream

Question 6

You’re reading from the journal of a European explorer from the early 1600s. In one passage, the explorer describes sitting on the Atlantic Ocean with little wind. He describes the area as being quite far north of the equator and having high pressure.In which type of global wind was this explorer sailing?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: horse latitudes

Question 7

✔ doldrumspolar easterliesprevailing easterliestrade winds

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: ✔ doldrums

Question 8

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: differences in air pressure; B: unequal heating of the surface; C: wind moves from high pressure to low pressure

Question 9

global winds✔ land breezesea breeze

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: ✔ land breeze

Question 10

doldrumspolar easterlies✔ prevailing westerliestrade winds

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: ✔ prevailing westerlies

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